Ginger and key benefits of this amazing root plant Ginger ( Zingiber officinale ), also popularly called “ginger” or “gingiber”, is the name given to a herbaceous plant from tropical regions. It has an aromatic rhizome rich in essential oils. Ginger is a perennial species that needs a high and constant temperature as well as a permanent humidity to develop properly. The rhizome of ginger is irregularly shaped, contorted and gnarled, reaching up to 5-6 centimeters in length. This particular root  is especially valued in the oriental cuisines of India , Malaysia , Nepal , Bangladesh , etc. An alternative name for ginger, introduced by the Turks in Moldova and Muntenia was…