Ginger: 1 definition
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Ginger means something in biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Ginger in English is the name of a plant defined with Zingiber officinale in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Amomum zinziba Hill (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Verhandelingen van het bataviaasch genootschap van kunsten en wetenschappen (1790)
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1807)
· Cytologia (1997)
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1820)
· Zingiberoideae.
· Nucleus (1984)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Ginger, for example chemical composition, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, health benefits, side effects, extract dosage, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Ginger bush, Ginger lily, Ginger of the man-tzu, Ginger thomas, Gingerbread palm, Gingerbread tree.
Ends with (+16): Bengal ginger, British columbia wildginger, Butterfly ginger, Camphor ginger, Canadian wildginger, Canton ginger, Cassumar ginger, Chinese ginger, Common ginger, Cream ginger, Crepe ginger, East indian ginger, Green ginger, Indian ginger, Japanese ginger, Kahili ginger, Malay ginger, Mioga ginger, Orchid ginger, Pink ginger.
Full-text (+815): Shunthi, Nagara, Ardraka, Shringavera, Trikatu, Apakashaka, Vishvabheshaja, Anupaja, Ardrashaka, Mahaushadha, Gulmamula, Katugranthi, Vishva, Granthila, Katubhadra, Katubhanga, Ushana, Sunthavani, Shushkardra, Katutraya.
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Search found 67 books and stories containing Ginger; (plurals include: Gingers). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 27f - The group of Greens (Harita) < [Sutrasthana (Sutra Sthana) — General Principles]
Chapter 2 - The Seeds of Rough chaff (apamarga-tanduliya) < [Sutrasthana (Sutra Sthana) — General Principles]
Chapter 19 - The therapeutics of Diarrhea (atisara-cikitsa) < [Cikitsasthana (Cikitsa Sthana) — Section on Therapeutics]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 285 - The accomplished recipes that would revive the dead (mṛtasañjīvanī)
Chapter 283 - The remedial herbs for all the diseases
Chapter 298 - The treatment for the poison due to snakes such as the Gonasa
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 4: Iatrochemistry (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Treatment for fever (144): Sarva-jvara-hara lauham < [Chapter II - Fever (jvara)]
Treatment for fever (34): Chandesvara rasa < [Chapter II - Fever (jvara)]
Treatment for fever (94): Kaphaketu rasa < [Chapter II - Fever (jvara)]
The Bhikkhus Rules (by Bhikkhu Ariyesako)
Mixing Edibles < [Chapter 3 - Possessions And Offerings]
Lifetime Medicines < [Chapter 3 - Possessions And Offerings]
Part 1 - Australia < [Appendix D]
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 2: Minerals (uparasa) (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 2 - Purification of manas-shila < [Chapter XIII - Uparasa (14): Manahshila or Manas-shila (realgar)]
Part 2 - Purification of Chapala < [Chapter VI - Uparasa (7): Chapala (rare type of ore)]
Part 2 - Purification of Hingula (cinnabar) < [Chapter XXIII - Uparasa (23): Hingula (cinnabar)]
Bhesajjakkhandhaka (Chapter on Medicine) (by Hin-tak Sik)
Medicines (a): Roots (Mūla) < [Chapter 4 - Medicinal Substances in the Chapter on Medicine]
Internal Medicine (b): Wind Diseases < [Chapter 5 - Diseases and Treatments in the Chapter on Medicine]
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