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Physician's Materia Medica on Ginger (jamaica Ginger)

GINGER (Jamaica Ginger)ZINGI
   The rhizome oi ZlNGIBER OFFIClNALE. Rox. Aromatic stimu lant and carminative. Much used in disorders of the stomach and bowels.1


References

1) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.