Sanskrit Name

, ( , 1998).

Common name in
Ginger
English
Botanical Name

Human Medicinal , , , . , , , anorexia, , , , .

Usage
(elephantiaisis), , . (Anandakumar et al. 1983, Alyahya et al. 1989. Anandakumar et
al. 1989, Donata et al. 1990 Kapoor 1997 Battinelli et al, 1998, Jana et al. 1999, Goel and Sariram, 2002)
. . . .
. . . , .
. (Rao, 1977, Ramachandran et al. 1984, Mascola et al 1989, Srivastava and Mustafa, 1989;
Mustafa and Srivastava 1990, Nanda et al. 1993 Srivastava 2000 Vishwakarma et al. 2002, Pakrashi and
Pakrashi, 2003, Sontakke et al. 2003) rocksaly . ( ) (Tinospora
cordifolia) . (Piyari, 1998)
Veterinary
Medicinal Usage

- 500 Artemira scopoliria 500 , 200 , 100 , 100 , 100

. .
. (Vivekanandan, 2002). tympany
. - 5 , 25 , 100 , Anethum sowa 50 , 25 500 , 1
. . (Gadhvi 1999). 50
500 , . .
. (Gadhvi, 1999) (Camellia sinensis) (Piper nigrum)
(Zingiber officinale) . .
(Gadhvi, 1999) , ,
. (Gadhvi, 1999). . . (Piyari
1998). Aristolochia indica , 15 , 15 Piper longum, Ptychotisa jowan
15 g. 15 . , , ,
. (Piyari1998). , , , , ,
. (Patelet al. 1993) ,
50 , 1 , 25 . (Chauhan, et al. 1996). ,
10 , , , 50 . (Vivekanandan, 1997).

Agriculture Usage . (Gavint, 2000-2001) . .

(Singaravel, 2002) , , Vitex negundo, , Aloe vera .
(Taviyad 2003) , , , .
(Pastakia, 1995). , , .
.
Other Usage

Synonyms

Family

Description

. (Taviyad, 2003)

, ., .

1 , , ,
, .
, 60 .. . , , Distinchous, , ,
. , 15-30 .. , 2-3 .. , 15-30 . ,
. 3.8-7.5 . . - , , . .
. . ( , 1998).

Common Name in
(), (), , (), , , (), () ( , 1998).
India
Common Name in ( ), (), (), (), (), (), (),
Other Countries ()
Habitat

. 1500 . 300-900
. . . ( , 1998).

Rainfall

150-300 . .
. . ( , 1998).

Soil
30 . , . , , ,
(Physical/Chemica . , . 30 20
l)
. ( , 1998).

Regional
Distribution

. . .

Global
Distribution

, , , , , . , ,
() .

Harvest

, . .
. . . 70
.

Pests / Diseases

soft rot . Pythium aphanidermatum Fitzp, P. gracile .

, 0.5-0.6 . .
. . Shoot-borer Dichocrosis punctiferalis Guen.
. , . Thrips, Thrips tabaci lind
. , , Scale-insect Aspidiotus hartii ckll.
. Spice-beetle stegobium paniceum Linn. .

Chemical
composition

, , , . . - , ,
, , , , , - , , , ,
, , , , (50 ) -
, . . - (17.7
) (9.8 ), - - , -, - , ,
(C15H260) , ( 126 ) .
. - , , - , , , -, - . - ,
2- , 2-, -, -, , 1, 8 - , , , ,
, . - , 5-12 , - , 6-19 , - , 7-12 ,
( ) . .