Zingiber officinale (rhizome)

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Contents

Nomenclature

Zingiber officinale Roscoe   Zingiberaceae  
Standardized common name (English): ginger  
Ayurvedic name(s): ardraka (fresh rhizome); shunthi (dried rhizome)  
Pinyin name(s): jiang; sheng jiang (fresh rhizome); gan jiang (dried rhizome); pao jiang (prepared rhizome); jiang pi (peel)

Botanical Voucher Specimen

Organoleptic Characteristics

Macroscopic Characteristics

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MOBOT line drawing Zingiber officinale.jpg
Zingiber officinale - Tropicos.org (Flora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 373, 1-7)
Source: MOBOT, Tropicos.org[1]

Microscopic Characteristics

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Ginger.jpg
Ellipsoidal and irregular starch granules showing one constricted end observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories[2]

Ginger-1.jpg
Fiber showing oblique pores when observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories[3]

High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification

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Zingiber officinale-whiteRT-hptlc-association.png
Zingiber officinale (rhizome) HPTLC ID - Anisaldehyde reagent, white RT
Source: HPTLC Association[4]

Supplementary Information

Sources

  1. MOBOT, Tropicos.org http://www.tropicos.org/Image/36460
  2. Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
  3. Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
  4. HPTLC Association http://www.hptlc-association.org/
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