Dried split ginger, derived from the rhizome of the Zingiber officinale plant, is a widely used spice and traditional medicine. This flowering plant has herbaceous perennial properties, with annual pseudostems that reach a height of one meter. These pseudostems consist of curled leaf bases and thin leaf blades. The plant produces inflorescences with pale yellow petals and purple margins that sprout from the rhizome on separate branches. Ginger belongs to the Zingiberaceae family, along with turmeric, cardamom, and galangal. Interestingly, some dicots in the Asarum genus are sometimes referred to as wild ginger due to their similar flavor.
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