A PLANT OF SOUTH EAST ASIAN ORIGIN,THE GINGER PLANT IS USUALLY CULTIVATED IN TROPICAL CLIMATES AND IS POPULAR FOR ITS SPICY,
AROMATICAND PUNGENT RHIZOMES(UNDERGROUND TUBES).THE PLANT PRODUCES CLUSTERS OF WHITE AND PINK FLOWER BUDS THAT BLOOM IN WINTER.BECAUSE OF ITS AESTHETIC APPEAL AND ADAPTABILITY TO WARM CLIMATE, THE PLANT IS OFTEN USED FOR LAND SCAPING.GINGER IS A KNOTTED,THICK ,BEIGE UNDERGROUND STEM;IT ROUGHLY EXTENDS TO 12 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND WITH NARROW RIBBED GREEN LEAVES AND WHITE OR YELLOWISH GREEN FLOWERS.AS THE ROOT CONTAINS MANY ANTIOXIDANTS,IT IS DRIED AND MADE INTO PILLS FOR MEDICINAL USE.GINGERALE AND GINGER BEER HAVE LONG BEEN USED AS STOMACH SETTLERS.THE GINGER WATER IS COMMONLY USED IN MANY COUNTRIES TO AVOID HEAT CRAMPS.FRESHLY POUNDED GINGER IS COMMONLY USED TO TREAT COLD AND FLU SYMPTOMS,SORE THROAT AND HEAD€HE.ACCORDING TO SOME RESEARCHERS,GINGER MAY LOWER CHOLESTEROL,PREVENT BLOOD FROM CLOTTING,THEREBY GIVING PROTECTION AGAINST STROKES AND HEART ATTACKS.SO GINGER SHOULD FORM A PART IN OUR DAILY DIET.