Zingiber officinale (rhizome)

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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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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]

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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 (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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