Question

which part of ginger is used for medicine and for what medicinal purpose?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice and a folk medicine.

Answer 2

Answer:

knitted and branched rhizome or the root of ginger

Explanation:

The knotted and branched rhizome, commonly called the root, is the portion of ginger used for culinary and medicinal purposes (Fig. 130.1A and B). Extracts and the oleoresin are produced from dried unpeeled ginger because peeled ginger loses much of its essential oil content