Ginger
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Paper Assignment
Ginger is produced from rhizome of the herb Zingiber officinale Roscoe. The English term 'ginger' came from Sanskrit word 'Sringavera'. It has identical scientific name for its genus and family. Ginger is under the family of Zingiberaceae that includes other plants such as cardamom, and galangal.（1）
Ginger has flowering heads borne on separate short stems and composed of various green to yellow bracts. Its flowers are pale yellow in colour with purplish lip that sometime has yellowish striations.（2）Ginger has pseudostems formed from leaf bases (sheaths) wrapped with another leaf blades. For its underground parts, ginger is thickened underground stem with brown corky outer layer, called a rhizome.
Ginger habitats humid and partly–shaded in the tropics and subtropics. Ginger native to Asia where it has been used as important spice and herbal medicine for thousands of years.（2）The history of domestication of ginger is still unknown. However, it is likely started cultivated by India or China. Today, ginger is commonly cultivated as commercial crop from Southeast Asia to Africa, Latin America, Australia and the Caribbean.（1）Ginger probably originated in India as part of the ground flora of tropical lowland forests, where many of its family plants were found.
The traditional way for propagation of ginger was through division. Recently, the propagation method for ginger has improved through the development of technology. Nowadays, ginger is usually propagated through intermodal cutting method. Ginger has various medical uses and health benefits. It has been used as traditional Chinese herbal remedy to help digestion and treat stomach upset and other medical purposes for over 2,000 years. （2）Chinese has a tradition to put ginger into a small bowl, pour in with boiling water and wait for about 5 minutes, then stir in honey to taste in order to prevent cold and flu. Recently,
Paper Assignment
Ginger is produced from rhizome of the herb Zingiber officinale Roscoe. The English term 'ginger' came from Sanskrit word 'Sringavera'. It has identical scientific name for its genus and family. Ginger is under the family of Zingiberaceae that includes other plants such as cardamom, and galangal.（1）
Ginger has flowering heads borne on separate short stems and composed of various green to yellow bracts. Its flowers are pale yellow in colour with purplish lip that sometime has yellowish striations.（2）Ginger has pseudostems formed from leaf bases (sheaths) wrapped with another leaf blades. For its underground parts, ginger is thickened underground stem with brown corky outer layer, called a rhizome.
Ginger habitats humid and partly–shaded in the tropics and subtropics. Ginger native to Asia where it has been used as important spice and herbal medicine for thousands of years.（2）The history of domestication of ginger is still unknown. However, it is likely started cultivated by India or China. Today, ginger is commonly cultivated as commercial crop from Southeast Asia to Africa, Latin America, Australia and the Caribbean.（1）Ginger probably originated in India as part of the ground flora of tropical lowland forests, where many of its family plants were found.
The traditional way for propagation of ginger was through division. Recently, the propagation method for ginger has improved through the development of technology. Nowadays, ginger is usually propagated through intermodal cutting method. Ginger has various medical uses and health benefits. It has been used as traditional Chinese herbal remedy to help digestion and treat stomach upset and other medical purposes for over 2,000 years. （2）Chinese has a tradition to put ginger into a small bowl, pour in with boiling water and wait for about 5 minutes, then stir in honey to taste in order to prevent cold and flu. Recently,