Medicinal properties of Zingiber officinale Roscoe - A Review

@article{Gupta2014MedicinalPO,
  title={Medicinal properties of Zingiber officinale Roscoe - A Review},
  author={Subash kumar Gupta and Anand Sharma},
  journal={IOSR Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences},
  year={2014},
  volume={9},
  pages={124-129}
}
Ginger (Zingiber officinale) belong to Zingiberacae family is one of the famous spices all over the world. It is a perennial creeping plant with long leaves, yellow green flowers and thick tuberous rhizome. This is a type of storage root having pungent taste. Ginger has a long history of medicinal use for more than 2000 years as one of the most versatile medicinal plants having a wide spectrum of biological activity. From ancient times ginger has been exploited both as Ayurvedic and Chinese… 
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