Ginger or Luya PRODUCT NAME
Zingiber officinale Bosc. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Ginger or Luya |
| Local Name: | Agat (Pangasinan); Gengibre (Spanish); Laya (Pampanga, Abra, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Capiz, Iloilo); La-ya, Lay-a (Zambales, Camarines, Albay, Sorsogon); Luya (Tarlac, Bulacan, Bataan, Rizal, Laguna, Manila, Batangas, Tayabas, Mindoro, Marindoque); Luy-a (Albay, Iloilo, Negros Occidental, Misamis, Cuyo Is.). |
| Family: | Zingeberaceae |
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| Product Description: | The dried root has a pungent, aromatic odor. It is consists essentially of a volatile oil, a resin, and starch. The oil is a greenish-yellow color and is very aromatic though not pungent. It is slightly soluble in alcohol |
| NTFP Classification: | Exudates and extracts, Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics, Food and food ingredients (plant-derived) |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | It is cultivated in all parts of the Philippines, but never on a large scale, and is not exported |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | roots |
| Uses: | Roots are used as a condiment and as a flovoring agent. It is also employed medicinally as an aromatic stimulant and carminative, and is given in cases of dyspepsia and flatulent colic. It is utilized in the manufacture of ginger beer and ginger ale and also as a spice and a confection |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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