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  2. Health benefits of ginger: A guide to the plant's powers - AOL

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    Ginger has been used for some 2,000 years to treat specific health conditions. Today, the plant's benefits are being recognized on a global scale.

  3. Ginger - Wikipedia

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    Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice and a folk medicine. [2] It is an herbaceous perennial that grows annual pseudostems (false stems made of the rolled bases of leaves) about one meter tall, bearing narrow leaf blades.

  4. Zingiber cassumunar - Wikipedia

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    A Japanese study from 1991 suggests (E)-1-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)but-1-ene, an active ingredient of Z. cassumunar rhizomes, has analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties. [3] In addition, an American study found that plai oil exhibits antimicrobial activity against a wide range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, dermatophytes , and ...

  5. Gingerol - Wikipedia

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    Gingerol ([6]-gingerol) is a phenolic phytochemical compound found in fresh ginger that activates heat receptors on the tongue. [1] [2] It is normally found as a pungent yellow oil in the ginger rhizome, but can also form a low-melting crystalline solid.

  6. Extreme heat represents a new threat to trees and plants in ...

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    In summer of 2021, the Pacific Northwest experienced a record-breaking heat wave that that took a heavy toll on trees as well as people.

  7. Zingiberaceae - Wikipedia

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    Zingiberaceae (/ ˌ z ɪ n dʒ ɪ b ɪ ˈ r eɪ s i. iː /) or the ginger family is a family of flowering plants made up of about 50 genera with a total of about 1600 known species [4] of aromatic perennial herbs with creeping horizontal or tuberous rhizomes distributed throughout tropical Africa, Asia, and the Americas.

  8. Alpinia malaccensis - Wikipedia

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    Alpinia malaccensis is a plant in the family Zingiberaceae cultivated for ornamental and medicinal purposes. It is a native of Indonesia and Malaysia. [2] An oil is obtained from its leaves and rhizomes. [3] It has many medicinal properties. [4]

  9. Extreme heat represents a new threat to trees and plants in ...

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    From June 25 to July 2, 2021, the Pacific Northwest experienced a record-breaking heat wave that sent the normally temperate region into Death Valley-like extremes that took a heavy toll on trees ...