Zingiber
Actions:
Anti-inflammatory, Antiemetic, antioxidant, carminative, circulatory stimulant, diaphoretic, expectorant, culinary
Therapeutic Categories:
Nausea
Safety:
May interact with some medications, including the anticoagulant drug warfarin[50] and the cardiovascular drug nifedipine
Magical Uses:
Light, highly energetic – catalyst (power-up)
Plant Parts Used: Rhizomes
Preparations: tea, fermented,
Energetics: Pungent, sweet, warming
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Plant Identifiers: Narrow leaf blades, inflorescences with flowers (pale yellow petals with purple edges) growing directly from the rhizome on separate shoot.
Chemical Constituents: sesquiterpenes, such as beta-bisabolene and zingiberene, zingerone, shogaols, gingerols