Ginger
zingiber officinale
Ginger
Other common names
Castilian: Ginger, Ajengibre, fresh ginger
English: Ginger.
French: Gingembre.
From the family of Zingiberáceas.
Using chopped or powdered root. Active functions of the intestine and sweat glands, maintaining normal body temperature. Avoid the accumulation of blood by vertigo. It helps heal wounds. It accelerates the secretion of enzymes. It has great power purifier, clean blood.
Exhaustion, not hungry, slow digestions, intestinal gas.
It is used as a spicy condiment in the development of some culinary dishes.
Not appropriate to the ulcerated.
Description
Herb with underground stems (rhizomes) horizontal, very aromatic, spicy flavor and white on the inside. False air stems from 60-90 cm. tall, with leaves up to 20 alternating linear cm. in length. Flowers in tight inflorescences, baseline at the end of short escapes.
Phenology
The bloom is manifested between the months of August and November, in the space of about 9 weeks. It is unknown the formation of fruit. Aerial Bodies (foliage) disappear by around 13 weeks between November and April.
Source
Tropical Asia, cultivated in other tropical and subtropical regions around the world.
Location
By subespontánea in mountainous areas of central and western provinces. Occasionally cultivated by the people.
Useful part
Rhizomes.
Form collection
Withdraw ended the growing season in winter (after the regularly on the leaves). Wash and store in ventilated place to dry in shade or with artificial heat 50-60 degrees C, after chopped into small pieces. Grind to powder consistency.
Medicinal properties recognized
System: Digestive
Pharmacological action: antispasmodic, Carminative, Respiratory, antitussive, Nervous, antiemetics.
Dye, Medicinal Plant
Route of administration
Oral
Other properties attributed
(Even unapproved)
The maceration of alcoholic rhizomes is used in anti-friction. Aphrodisiac.
Warnings
Excessive doses can cause adverse reactions by the presence of essential oil: irritation of the gastrointestinal and urinary tracts.
Other Uses
As a condiment. For the development (industrial or domestic) of soft drinks and alcoholic. Agent flavor.
Components
The rhizomes contain an essential oil (0,25-3,0%) with dozens of components (limonene, phellandrene, zingibereno, cineol and borneol, among others) and resin (5-8%) responsible for the pungent flavor, a enzyme (zingibaina), starch, amino acids and fatty acids.
Cultivation
Propagate by fragments of rhizomes, which should be planted between March and April (at the start of spring rains). He prefers loose soil, rich in organic matter and high water-retention capacity. For better development requires partial shade (under trees or shrubs).
Preparation and Dosage
Decoction: Boil for 5 minutes 0,25-1 grams of dried rhizomes in a liter of water. Ingest 500 ml per day in 2-3 divided doses.
DYEING (50%): Mix 0.5-1 ml in a pint of warm water. Eat during the day in 2-3 divided doses.
Bibliographic references
CEMAT, Ginger. Guatemala: Center for Mesoamerican studies on appropriate technology. Fact sheets on medicinal plants, 3 Series, no. 9, 1st. Ed. January 1979.
Thomson, W. A. R. An illustrated guide practice of medicinal plants. Barcelona: Ed. Blume, 1981. 220p.
Duraffourd, C., L. D. Hervicourt and J. C. Lapraz. Monographs of herbal medicine clinic. Barcelona: Ed. Masson, 1986. 86p.
Reynolds, J. E. F. (Editor). Martindale: The Extra Pharmacopoeia. London: The Pharmaceutical Press, 1989, 1896p.
Fuentes, V. and M. Big. Phenological studies on medicinal plants I. Rev Cub Farm 18 (2): 249-263, 1984.
Roig, J. T. Medicinal plants, aromatic or poisonous to Cuba. Havana: Ed. Scientific Technical, 1988. 1125p.
Robineau, L. Towards a Caribbean pharmacopoeia. Sto. Sunday: enda-caribe/UNAH, 1991, 475p.
MINSAP, NRSP 326:91, ginger rhizomes. Specifications.
MINSAP, NRSP 329:91, tincture of ginger (50%). Specifications.
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