ginger

FamilyZingiberaceae

Native toAssam, China South-Central, East Himalaya

Zingiber officinale, the root ginger of commerce, is cultivated in the Hazara region m Haripur and Tret. Also cultivated in the Sind and Punjab Plains. It is always propagated by rhizomes. The rhizomes are dug up while the plant is in the vegetative state and thus it rarely flowers.

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Key facts

Nutritional value.name

Ginger root (raw)

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Cross-section of ginger root

Nutritional value.kJ

333

Nutritional value.water

79 g

Nutritional value.protein

1.82 g

Nutritional value.fat

0.75 g

Nutritional value.carbs

17.77 g

Nutritional value.fiber

2 g

Nutritional value.sugars

1.7 g

Nutritional value.calcium_mg

16

Nutritional value.iron_mg

0.6

Nutritional value.magnesium_mg

43

Nutritional value.phosphorus_mg

34

Nutritional value.potassium_mg

415

Nutritional value.sodium_mg

13

Nutritional value.zinc_mg

0.34

Nutritional value.manganese_mg

0.229

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• Zingiber officinale var. rubrum: Red Ginger's Medicinal Uses.ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Zhang S, Kou X, Zhao H et al.DOI: 10.3390/molecules27030775
• Gingerols and shogaols: Important nutraceutical principles from ginger.ReviewPhytochemistry · 2015Semwal RB, Semwal DK, Combrinck S et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2015.07.012
• Ginger and its constituents in asthma: a mini-review.ReviewThe Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma · 2024Ahmed Abdelmawgood I, Sayed AM, Mohamed OA et al.DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2024.2361779
• Ginger for treating nausea and vomiting: an overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.ReviewInternational journal of food sciences and nutrition · 2024Li Z, Wu J, Song J et al.DOI: 10.1080/09637486.2023.2284647
• Ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) and its bioactive components are potential resources for health beneficial agents.Phytotherapy research : PTR · 2021Zhang M, Zhao R, Wang D et al.DOI: 10.1002/ptr.6858
• Ginger and Testosterone.ReviewBiomolecules · 2018Banihani SADOI: 10.3390/biom8040119
• Some phytochemical, pharmacological and toxicological properties of ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe): a review of recent research.ReviewFood and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association · 2008Ali BH, Blunden G, Tanira MO et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2007.09.085
• Effects of a ginger extract on knee pain in patients with osteoarthritis.Arthritis and rheumatism · 2001Altman RD, Marcussen KCDOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(200111)44:11<2531::aid-art433>3.0.co;2-j

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