Botanical name: Zingiber officinale Other names: Ardraka (fresh), shunthi (dry) Family: Zingiberaceae Part used: root Taste (rasa): Pungent Characteristic (guna): Fresh is unctuous and heavy, dry is dry, light and penetrating Energy (veerya): Heating Post-digestive effect (vipak): Sweet Dosha effect: VK-, P+  Action (karma): Dose: Contraindications:

Ref: ‘Ayurvedic Medicine’ by Sebastian Pole; ‘Ayurvedic Pharmacology & Therapeutic Uses of Medicinal Plants’ by Vaidya V.M. Gogte; ‘Yogi of Herbs’ by V. Lad & D. Frawley; ‘Herbs Are Special’ by Isabel Shipard.