4. Biological
Source:
• It also consist of dried rhizome of zingiber
officinale belonging to family zingiberaceae.
• NOTE: The dried ginger is known as
sonth.which is dried in sun after removing the
outer cortical layer.
5. Chemical
constituents:
• Principle constituents of volatile oil are Bisabolene,Zingiberene,zingiberol.
• Volatile oil-(1-3%)
• It also consist Acrid Bitter .
• Resins Substance 5.8% and Pungent principle.
• The pungency is due to Aromatic Ketones,Known as zingerone,Shogol,Zingirol.
• In addition to above ,it contain starch 5%,protein3% And sugar.
6. Medicinal
Properties:
• It is used as aromatic Spice:
• Flavouring agent
• Carminative
• It is also useful in cough ,Cold,Asthma,Sore-throat.
• In Ayurvedic medicine it is use in various syrup and carminative
mixture.