Ginger is a plant that originated in South Asia but is now grown in many tropical and subtropical regions. It is widely used as both a spice and for medicinal purposes. The root is used fresh, dried, powdered, or as an oil or juice. Ginger is commonly used in Asian, African, and Western cuisines and dishes, as well as for drinks, sweets, and traditional medicines to treat nausea, muscle pain, and other ailments.
1. Ginger Research project—Notes
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• Consumed for dietary uses, medicinal uses, and spices
• The harvest of ginger first started in South Asia, and has since spread to East
Africa and the Caribbean
• English word “ginger” comes from French word “gingembre”
• Ginger plant has clusters of little white and pink buds that turn into little flowers
• A tall reed-like plant 3 to 4 feet tall, with annual leaves
• Root is gathered when the stalk withers, is then immediately scalded or washed
and scraped to kill it and stop growth
• Hot kitchen spice, used for ginger tea, candies, young ginger roots are juicy with a
mild taste, pickled in vinegar or sherry as a snack, or just for main dishes
• Often used as a spice in Indian dishes, common ingredient in Chinese, Japanese,
Korean, and South African cuisines for dishes such as seafood, vegetarian dishes,
and goat meat
• Dried ginger is used for baking—gingerbread, gingersnaps, ginger beer, cakes,
ginger ale
• Western cuisine ginger is used for sweet foods mostly—cookies, gingerbread,
speculaas, etc.
• Used in curries, spice coffee and teas
• Burma, ginger is used as a main ingredient in cooking and traditional medicines
• Ginger is used in all cultures for cooking, baking, medicines—particularly for
pregnant women—drinks, and sweets.
• Study shows that a daily consumption of ginger will reduce muscle pain by 25%
• Effective in reducing nausea
• Folk medicine—used for colic, constipation, slow motility symptoms, also used to
disguise the taste of many medicines
• For sicknesses—gingerale, ginger beer, ginger throat lozenge, prevention of
morning/motion sickness,