ZINGIBER
\zˈɪnd͡ʒəbə], \zˈɪndʒəbə], \z_ˈɪ_n_dʒ_ə_b_ə]\
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Ginger; used for intestinal flatus and cramps, etc.
By William R. Warner
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A genus of plants of the Scitamineae.
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The rhizome of Z. officinale. extractum zingiberis fluidum. Fluidextract of ginger [U. S. Ph.]. oleoresina zingiberis. A preparation made by exhausting ginger with acetone and evaporating the acetone [U. S. Ph.]. syrupus zingerberis. Syrup of ginger [U. S. Ph., Br. Ph.]. tinctura zingerberis. Tincture of ginger, 20 per cent. [U. S. Ph.]; 10 per cent. [Br. Ph.]. trochisci zingerberis. Lozenges made of tincture of ginger with tragacanth and enough syrup of ginger. Z. officinale. A native probably of India, but not known in its wild state; a plant cultivated in the tropics for its fleshy rhizome, which constitutes ginger. Ginger Contains starch, a yellow, volatile oil belonging to the terpenes, and a pungent resinous principle; it is used as a stimulant, carminative, rubefacient, etc. [Lat., for ginger.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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