생강

Also known as Zingiber officinale, ginger root

생강과에 속하는 여러해살이풀로 동남아시아가 원산지이다. 향신료나 약재로 쓰인다.

OverviewAI-generated

Zingiber officinale, commonly known as ginger, is a species within the genus Zingiber. It serves as the source of the spice, vegetable, and medicinal plant also called ginger. The taxon is classified under the family Zingiberaceae and is described by Roscoe. Its fruit type is a capsule.

The species has a range including China, Fujian, Guangdong, Maranhão, Assam, China South-Central, and the East Himalaya. It is considered a useful plant and has uses as a spice, vegetable, and medicinal plant. The IUCN conservation status is Data Deficient, as recorded in 2020. Ginger may cause allergic reactions when applied.

The taxon is referenced by 2,319 other encyclopedia articles. There are 7,285 PubMed records for ginger. Common names include garden ginger, 薑, and Cooking Ginger. The water footprint is 1657.

Synthesized by Vinony from 31 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, PubMed, IUCN Red List, Plants of the World, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Data Deficient

FamilyZingiberaceae

Native toAssam, China South-Central, East Himalaya

Zingiber officinale, the root ginger of commerce, is cultivated in the Hazara region m Haripur and Tret. Also cultivated in the Sind and Punjab Plains. It is always propagated by rhizomes. The rhizomes are dug up while the plant is in the vegetative state and thus it rarely flowers.

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Key facts

Nutritional value.name: Ginger root (raw)
Nutritional value.image: Ginger cross section.jpg
Nutritional value.caption: Cross-section of ginger root
Nutritional value.kJ: 333
Nutritional value.water: 79 g
Nutritional value.protein: 1.82 g
Nutritional value.fat: 0.75 g
Nutritional value.carbs: 17.77 g
Nutritional value.fiber: 2 g
Nutritional value.sugars: 1.7 g
Nutritional value.calcium_mg: 16
Nutritional value.iron_mg: 0.6
Nutritional value.magnesium_mg: 43
Nutritional value.phosphorus_mg: 34
Nutritional value.potassium_mg: 415
Nutritional value.sodium_mg: 13
Nutritional value.zinc_mg: 0.34
Nutritional value.manganese_mg: 0.229

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Research

7,285 papers

Zingiber officinale var. rubrum: Red Ginger's Medicinal Uses.ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Zhang S, Kou X, Zhao H et al.DOI: 10.3390/molecules27030775
Gingerols and shogaols: Important nutraceutical principles from ginger.ReviewPhytochemistry · 2015Semwal RB, Semwal DK, Combrinck S et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2015.07.012
Ginger and its constituents in asthma: a mini-review.ReviewThe Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma · 2024Ahmed Abdelmawgood I, Sayed AM, Mohamed OA et al.DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2024.2361779
Ginger for treating nausea and vomiting: an overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.ReviewInternational journal of food sciences and nutrition · 2024Li Z, Wu J, Song J et al.DOI: 10.1080/09637486.2023.2284647
Ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) and its bioactive components are potential resources for health beneficial agents.Phytotherapy research : PTR · 2021Zhang M, Zhao R, Wang D et al.DOI: 10.1002/ptr.6858
Ginger and Testosterone.ReviewBiomolecules · 2018Banihani SADOI: 10.3390/biom8040119
Some phytochemical, pharmacological and toxicological properties of ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe): a review of recent research.ReviewFood and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association · 2008Ali BH, Blunden G, Tanira MO et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2007.09.085
Effects of a ginger extract on knee pain in patients with osteoarthritis.Arthritis and rheumatism · 2001Altman RD, Marcussen KCDOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(200111)44:11<2531::aid-art433>3.0.co;2-j

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Subclass of: Zingiber
Parent taxon: Zingiber
Image: Koeh-146-no text.jpg
Has use: vegetable

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taxon rank: species
taxon name: Zingiber officinale
Commons category: Zingiber officinale
topic's main category: Category:Ginger
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=42254
Commons gallery: Zingiber officinale
taxon common name: வேர்க்கம்பு
has fruit type: capsule
IUCN conservation status: Data Deficient
taxon range: Gabon
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
water footprint: 1657
short name: Z. officinale
taxon author citation: Roscoe
external data available at URL: www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4