- Botanical name : Zingiber officinale Roscoe.
- Family : Zingiberaceae
- Malayalam : Inji
- Tamil : Inji
- English : Ginger
- Morphology : Perennial herb
- Rasa Panchaka
- Rasa : Katu
- Guna: Laghu, Snigdha (Sunthi) Teekshna, Ruksha, Guru (Ardraka)
- Veerya : Ushna
- Vipaka : Madhura
- Karma : Kapha Vata hara
- Indications : Ajeerna, Agnimandya, Amavata, Vibandha
- Dose : Swarasa(3-10ml),churna(750mg -1.5g)
- Formulations : Nagaradi churna, Panchakola choorna
