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Zingiber officinale Roscoe, usually known as ginger, belongs to the family Zingiberaceae. The genus zingiber comprises some 80–90 species which are perennial aromatic herbs with fleshy rhizomes and tuberous roots. The chief commercial varieties of ginger are Chinese, Nigerian, Cochin and Jamaican, reflecting the fact that the plant is grown in areas as diverse as China, India [Cochin], Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Australia and Jamaica. Fresh ginger is sun-dried in the country of origin. It may or may not be peeled [‘scraped’] to remove cork [1]. The official British Pharmacopoeia grade is defined as„the rhizome of Zingiber officinale Roscoe scraped or unscraped. It is known in commerce as unbleached ginger” [2].

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Corrigan, D. (1997). Zingiber Officinale. In: De Smet, P.A.G.M., Keller, K., Hänsel, R., Chandler, R.F. (eds) Adverse Effects of Herbal Drugs. Adverse Effects of Herbal Drugs, vol 3. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60367-9_19

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