Common Ginger | Zingiber Officinale

Originating from Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya and India, ginger ranks among the most widely used spices globally, deriving from the underground stem of the ginger plant.

This aromatic and piquant spice has long been a distinctive element in Asian cuisine, dating back to ancient times. In contemporary settings, ginger finds widespread application in medicinal, culinary, and cosmetic contexts around the world.

The ginger plant has lance-shaped leaves that extend up to 20cm (8in) in length and taper to a fine point. Its flowers form a dense, elliptic spike, situated about 25cm (10in) above the rhizome. The large oblong-ovate lips of the flowers exhibit shades of purple with yellow spots and stripes, emerging from yellowish-green bracts.