Description
Common ginger is a herbaceous perennial with upright stems and narrow medium green leaves arranged in two ranks on each stem. The plant gets about 4 ft tall with leaves about 3/4 in wide and 7 inches long. Ginger grows from an aromatic tuberlike rhizome which is warty and branched. The inflorescence grows on a separate stem from the leaf stem, and forms a dense spike, up to 3 in tall. The bracts are green with translucent margins and the small flowers are yellow green with purple lips and cream colored blotches. Most gingers in cultivation are sterile cultivars grown for the edible rhizome, and the flower is rarely seen. The ginger plant has a long history of cultivation, having originated in Asia and is grown in India, Southeast Asia, West Africa and the Caribbean.
Internal Benefits of sukku ( Dried ginger ):
• Digestive disorders: This extremely useful herb is used to relieve patients suffering from dyspepsia, flatulence, vomiting, spasms, colic and other stomach problems.
• Cough and Cold: The herb is used to relieve cough.
• Respiratory Disorder:It reducing fever in patients suffering from influenza. It is known to act as an expectorant in relieving asthma, cough and tuberculosis.
• Impotency: The herb is known to be an effective aphrodisiac. It relieve impotency, premature ejaculation, involuntary seminal discharge and also spermatorrhoea.
• Menstrual Disorders: A piece of ginger with a cup of boiled water must be used to relieve menstrual problems.
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