1, red ball ginger

Red ball ginger's name actually comes from its inflorescence, its flowers are bulbous, in the late stage will become red, so it is called red ball ginger. At present, China's red ball ginger is mainly produced in Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan and other regions with relatively mild climate throughout the year. In the planting of red ball ginger is generally used in the way of propagation, seed propagation is basically eliminated.

2, sand ginger

Sand ginger is also called three crabapple, mountain spicy, etc., is mainly in China's Guangxi, Yunnan, Taiwan and Hainan and other places. It can be both asexual reproduction, there can be sexual reproduction, the key is to see how you plant convenient.

3, mountain ginger

Mountain ginger is a perennial herbaceous plant of the ginger family, it is very adaptable to the environment, the distribution range is wide, it can be said that all over the world. The main value of the mountain ginger is ornamental and medicinal, the reason why it is called ginger is because its leaves and human ginger is very similar.

4, southern ginger

Southern ginger, also known as reed ginger, nutmeg, originating from China's security region, but is now mainly planted in China's Taiwan, and is widely used. The appearance of the southern ginger is very similar to the tree root, the color is white, but it is extremely hardy, at the same time it is also extremely weak drought resistance.

5, wind ginger

Wind ginger is also known as galangal, it has economic value of the part is mainly its dry root, and its economic value is also mainly manifested in the medicinal value.

6, ginger

Ginger is chrysanthemum, it is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, it is widely distributed, in China's North China, South China, East China and Central China are widely planted. In the planting, generally still use the tuber propagation method, so that the yield and quality of ginger can be well protected.

Expanded Information

Value of ginger:

(1) as a vegetable

①Fresh tubers can be fried, or with shredded meat **** fried, crispy and delicious.

②Pickling.

(2) as miscellaneous grains, fodder or extract starch, alcohol, etc., the ground stems can also be added to work feed.

Medicinal value

Medicinal Extraction of inulin for the treatment of diabetes. The rhizome is pounded and applied externally to treat anasarca, mumps. Food therapy can also be used to chrysanthemum taro tubers 100 grams, washed and chopped, 100 grams of rice washed, add the right amount of water and cooked into porridge, seasoned salt, sesame oil and then eat. Suitable for diabetes, edema, urinary incontinence.

Research in recent years found that: ginger has a two-way regulation of blood glucose, that is, on the one hand, can make diabetic patients with blood glucose lower, on the other hand, can make hypoglycemic patients with blood glucose rise.

Research shows that ginger contains a kind of human pancreas and endogenous insulin structure is very similar to the material, when urine appears in the urine sugar, eat ginger can control urine sugar, that has a role in reducing blood sugar. When the person appears low blood sugar, after consuming ginger can also be relieved.

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