Local Name

Jahe Merah

Botanical Name

Zingiber offocinale var rubrum

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae

Division: Spermatophyta

Class: Monocotyledoneae

Order: Zingiberales

Family: Zingiberaceae

Genus: Zingiber

Spesies: Zingiber officinale var. rubrum

Madical Part

Rhizome

Key Component

To date, 169 chemical constituents have been reported from red ginger. The constituents include vanilloids, monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, diterpenes, flavonoids, amino acids, etc.

Indication

Red ginger has many therapeutic roles in various diseases, including inflammatory diseases, vomiting, rubella, atherosclerosis, tuberculosis, growth disorders, and cancer. Scientific evidence suggests that red ginger exhibits immunomodulatory, antihypertensive, antihyperlipidemic, antihyperuricemic, antimicrobial, and cytotoxic activities.

References

Zhang S, Kou X, Zhao H, Mak KK, Balijepalli MK, Pichika MR. Zingiber officinale var. rubrum: Red Ginger’s Medicinal Uses. Molecules. 2022 Jan 25;27(3):775. doi: 10.3390/molecules27030775. PMID: 35164040; PMCID: PMC8840670.