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Ginger

Zingiber officinale Roscoe

Also indexed asZingiber officinaleginger rootAi-liaAkakaduroChinchebreCooking GingerGarden GingerGember
FamilyZingiberaceae
GenusZingiber
Use categories10
Linked notes12
Poison use is recorded for this taxon.This is a classification flag, not a dosage guide. Do not infer safe use from any documented-use label.

Botanical identity

A pungent rhizome used in food and concentrated preparations.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderZingiberales
FamilyZingiberaceae
GenusZingiber
Scientific name with authorshipZingiber officinale Roscoe
Curated parts indexedRhizome

Indexed scientific synonyms

Amomum angustifolium Salisb.Amomum zingiber L.Amomum zinziba HillCurcuma longifolia Wall.Zingiber aromaticum NoronhaZingiber cholmondeleyi (F.M.Bailey) K.Schum.Zingiber majus Rumph.Zingiber missionis Wall.Zingiber missionis Wall. ex BakerZingiber officinale f. macrorhizonum (Makino) M.HiroeZingiber officinale f. rubens (Makino) M.HiroeZingiber officinale subsp. cholmondeleyi F.M.BaileyZingiber officinale subsp. macrorhizonum (Makino) M.HiroeZingiber officinale subsp. rubens (Makino) M.HiroeZingiber officinale subsp. rubrum TheiladeZingiber officinale subsp. sichuanense (Z.Y.Zhu, S.L.Zhang & S.X.Chen) Z.Y.Zhu & S.L.ZhangZingiber officinale var. cholmondeleyi F.M.BaileyZingiber officinale var. macrorhizonum MakinoZingiber officinale var. rubens MakinoZingiber officinale var. rubrum TheiladeZingiber officinale var. sichuanense (Z.Y.Zhu, S.L.Zhang & S.X.Chen) Z.Y.Zhu, S.L.Zhang & S.X.ChenZingiber officinalis var. sichuanense (Z.Y.Zhu, S.L.Zhang & S.X.Chen) Z.Y.Zhu, S.L.Zhang & S.X.Chen, 1992Zingiber sianginensis Tatum & A.K.DasZingiber sichuanense Z.Y.Zhu, S.L.Zhang & S.X.ChenZingiber zingiber (L.) H.Karst.

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Gene source
Invertebrate food
Material
Poison reported
Social use

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Traditional and practical context

Common in warming culinary and traditional digestive preparations.

Evidence boundary

Some uses have clinical research, but dose and formulation matter.

Safety boundary

May affect bleeding risk and can aggravate reflux in some people.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier798372-1
Use codesAF EU FU GS HF IF MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plant ProjectUseful Plants of West Tropical AfricaMalaria and Fever in Latin America

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.

Connected preparations

Where Ginger appears.

Published field notes linked to this botanical identity. Each preparation carries its own safety and evidence boundary.

Preparation MethodsTraditional use

How to make fire cider

A structured preparation method draft assembled from 1 research source. Quantities, timing, safety and storage must be checked against the linked source material before publication. Key facts include yield fire cider.

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Healing herbal shiitake mushroom soup recipe

A structured culinary herbal recipe draft assembled from 1 research source. Quantities, timing, safety and storage must be checked against the linked source material before publication. Key facts include yield 5 mins (prep time), 20 – 25 mins cooking time.

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Immune broth recipe

A structured culinary herbal recipe draft assembled from 1 research source. Quantities, timing, safety and storage must be checked against the linked source material before publication. Key facts include yield a broth to support your immunity.

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Herbal RecipesTraditional use

Delicious Spiced Berry Syrup

A structured syrup or herbal honey draft assembled from 1 research source. Quantities, timing, safety and storage must be checked against the linked source material before publication. Key facts include yield a delicious spiced berry syrup and prep time 1 hour.

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Herbal RecipesTraditional use

Cough lozenges recipe: Elderberry, marshmallow, and thyme soothing sweets

A structured syrup or herbal honey draft assembled from 1 research source. Quantities, timing, safety and storage must be checked against the linked source material before publication. Key facts include yield 30 – 40 lozenges and prep time 1 hour.

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Herbal RecipesTraditional use

Medicinal Mushroom Chai Syrup

A structured decoction draft assembled from 1 research source. Quantities, timing, safety and storage must be checked against the linked source material before publication. Key facts include yield mushroom chai and prep time 5 minutes.

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Herbal RecipesEditorial review

Herbal Compound Butters for Festive Feasting

A structured culinary herbal recipe draft assembled from 1 research source. Quantities, timing, safety and storage must be checked against the linked source material before publication. Key facts include yield the butter in my Kilner hand crank churn. Blessing to you and your staff this fe.

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Preparation MethodsTraditional use

How to Make Mead with Berries & Spices

A structured preparation method draft assembled from 1 research source. Quantities, timing, safety and storage must be checked against the linked source material before publication. Key facts include yield Mead with Berries & Spices.

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Herbal RecipesTraditional use

Hibiscus Pomegranate Fire Cider Recipe

A structured vinegar or oxymel draft assembled from 1 research source. Quantities, timing, safety and storage must be checked against the linked source material before publication. Key facts include yield a great gift for the herbally uninitiated. I promise, I won’t tell if your fir.

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Hibiscus Chutney Recipe

A structured culinary herbal recipe draft assembled from 1 research source. Quantities, timing, safety and storage must be checked against the linked source material before publication. Key facts include yield an especially nice stand-in for cranberry sauce on the holiday table..

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Herbal RecipesTraditional use

Calendula Tulsi Chai Recipe

A structured herbal preparation draft assembled from 1 research source. Quantities, timing, safety and storage must be checked against the linked source material before publication. Key facts include yield it for friends! Thank you!!! Melissa Quercia says: March 31, 2025 at 2:04 pm Tha.

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Preparation MethodsTraditional use

How to Make Herbal Ghee with Maple Syrup

A structured preparation method draft assembled from 1 research source. Quantities, timing, safety and storage must be checked against the linked source material before publication. Key facts include yield Herbal Ghee with Maple Syrup.

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