Inguru (Ginger)

Scientific name:	Zingiber officinale*
Family name:	ZINGIBERACEAE
English name:	Ginger
Local name:	Inguru
Description:	Rhizomatous herbs. Leafy stems up to 2 m. Leaf sheaths open on one side; blades distichosly arranged, sessile, up to 15 x 1.5 cm, ligule 2-4 mm long, membranous. Peduncle up to 25 cmlong. Inflorescence 4-5 x about 2 cm. Bracts about 2.5 x 2 cm, green. Corolla-tube about 2.5 cm long; lobes dull yellow, up to 2 x 1 cm; labellum dull dark purple.
Status:	Only under cultivation
Edible parts:	Tuberous stem (Rhizome)
Ayurvedic usage: Treatment for- Dyspepsia Flatulence Vomiting Abdominal pains Colds Fevers Diarrhoea Dropsy Coughs Asthma Swellings Anorexia Hiccups Heart diseases Rheumatism Skin diseases Anaemia Dysurea Hypothermia PARTS   USED  IN  TREATMENT: Rhizomes RELATED   MEDICINAL PROPERTIES: Carminative Diaphoretic Diuretic Pacifies vitiated Vatha and Kapha doshas source by  instituteofayurveda.org