Interesting fact about Adarak (આદુ)
Scientific Name: Zinger officinale Rosc.
Hindi Name: Adrak
Gujarati Name: Aadu (આદુ)
Ginger is herbaceous perennial plant. It
is belonging in to family Zingiberaceae. It is commonly called “Adrak”
or “Ale”.
It is native to Southeastern Asia. It is
cultivated in many tropical and subtropical countries including India, Nigeria,
Australia, Jamaica, Haiti, and China.
India and China are
the world’s largest producers of ginger.
In India, especially in Maharashtra,
Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar
Pradesh, etc.
Ginger has been increasingly used recently because of its low toxicity and
its broad spectrum of biological and pharmacological application.
Like that Antiviral, Antitumor,
Antioxidant, Anti-inflammatory, Antiapoptotic, Cytotoxic, Antiproliferative and
Antiplatelet activities.
Ginger is a flowering plant. The
underground stem known as rhizome. The ginger that we consume is not really
root. It is the Rhizome.
Ginger can be cultivated all year round.
However, the best time to plant them is at the end winter and early spring.
Ginger plant can grow up to 4 ft tall. It has the underground rhizome with many
delicate scale leaves at the nodal region.
It is propagated through rhizomes by
cutting them in to the moderate sized pieces of about 25 – 30 gm.
After cultivation, it takes around 15 – 20
days to germinate.
The sheathing base of the leaves cover the
stem.
The leaves are light – green, 15 – 20
cm long, narrow, lanceolate shape, and with a prominent midrib. The plants
become five to six months old, the green leaves turn yellow in color.
In the axil of each bract one Flower may
be produced. Flower is Fragile, short-lived, surrounded by a spatha like
bracteole. Bracteole narrower and slightly longer than the bract. It small, yellowish red in color and bone in spike.
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History:
The Indians and ancient Chinese used the rhizome
of ginger as a tonic to treat common ailments.
Although ginger originated in southeast Asia,
it was widely cultivated in other countries.
By the 1st century, traders had
taken ginger into the Mediterranean regions.
Eventually, it became a popular spice in Rome.
Ginger is a very popular food ingredient
in India.
It is used in making thick gravies, in making pulse and lentil
curries, and as a spice for tea and coffee.
A chopped or ground ginger is the main
ingredient of a paste that is mixed with onions and garlic and added to chicken
dishes in Bangladesh.
Young ginger is used in Japan to
make “gari”.
It is thinly sliced ginger pickled in
vinegar and sugar which is often eaten as a dessert.
It is also used to prepare “beni shoga”,
another type of pickled ginger.
Malaysia, Philippines, and Indonesia are also found of ginger in its savoury form as well as in sweet.
Chemical composition:
Volatile oil, Sesquiterpenes (Bisapolene, Zingiberene, Zingiberol), β – Phellandrene, Cineol, and Citral.
Medicinal used:
Ginger’s culinary and medicinal uses date
back thousands of years. Since, the ancient times, it was used as a folk
medicine.
It was for instance frequently used for
dyspepsia, gastroparesis, slowly motility symptoms, constipation, and colic.
A mixture of ginger and a sweetener made
from palm tree juice was used in Burma as a prevention from flu.
In Japan, it used to help the circulation
of blood.
In India, ginger paste used in relieve a
headache by placing it to the temples.
Some localities, ginger is used as a short
– term relief of pregnancy related nausea and vomiting.
The decoction of the ginger rhizome
with Ajwin (અજમો), Cinnamon (તજ), Basil
(તુલસી) is given
in treat cough, cold and some flu.
Uses of Ginger in improve a human health
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Maintains
normal blood circulation
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Remedies motion sickness
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Ovarian cancer
treatment
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Cold and flu prevention
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Combats stomach
discomfort
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Reduces pain and inflammation
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Fights common
respiratory problems
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Combats morning sickness
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Recently, one news circulates around the
world.
Traditional remedies brought color
to the battle against Covoid-19
190 out of 200 corona patients
in Iran recover from ginger and Ajwain.
Corona is now spread all over the world. This
is a big problem for us. There are many medicinal plants we can use
to help us survive with this great illness.
There is a lot of strength in the decoction
of the spice of our home and many plants available on our Earth.
Ancient Ayurveda technique will
once again prove to the best alternative in this crisis.
I think Ayurveda
should get a chance.
Comment on what you have to say,
should Ayurvedic get a chance or not?
"MEDICINAL PLANT ZONE"
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