Ginger

in botany, common or narrow-leaved ginger. It is a native of India, but is cultivated in most tropieal countries. There is a_ broad leaved ginger, also a native of India. It is used externally for cataplasms and fomentations, but is not eaten. In ordinary language, the dry, wrinkled rhizomes of the ginger-plant. The pieces, or as they are called races, are usually from 2 to 4 inches long, branched, flat, and of a pale buff color.