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Ginger (Zingiber officinalis) is the most widely used and available herbal remedy on the planet, with billions of people using it every day. A tropical perennial growing to a height of two feet, ginger has lance-shaped leaves and bears stalks of white or yellow flowers. Ginger rhizome contains oleoresin composed of (phenols such as gingerols and their related dehydration products shogaols), fats and waxes, and volatile oils (1.0-3.3% the volatile oil contains sesquiterpenes, monoterpenes), 40-60% starch, 9-10% protien, 6-10% lipids composed of triglycerides, phosphatidic acid, lecithins, and free fatty acids, vitamins niacin and A, minerals; and amino acids.