Ginger is the fresh rhizome of Zingiber officinale Roscoe, a perennial herbaceous plant of the Zingiberaceae family. Its aliases include ginger root, Bai La Yun, Gou Zhuozhi, Indesin, Yanliang Xiaozi, fresh ginger, and honey roasted ginger. . The rhizome (dry ginger), cork (ginger peel), and leaves (ginger leaves) of ginger can be used as medicine. Ginger has the functions of dispersing, relieving vomiting, and relieving cough in traditional Chinese medicine.

There is no name for spicy ginger in official statistics, and it is called differently in different regions. There is an actor named La Jiang.