The most commonly used red ginger plant is the rhizome. This is supported by the red ginger rhizome that contains a lot of natural compounds and influential as a spicy flavor that became a distinctive flavor of red ginger itself. Chemical content of red ginger consists of gingerol, zingeron, and shogaol. In addition, red ginger contains 1-4% essential oils and oleoresin. Essential oils in red ginger rhizome also have other compound components consisting of zingerberin, kamfena, lemonin, zingiberen, zingiberal, gingeral and shogaol and other contents such as dammar oil, starch, organic acid, malic acid, acetic acid and gingerin. This is what makes the benefits of red ginger widely used by many people. Because the content of natural compounds owned by red ginger quite a lot and high enough, therefore red ginger has a myriad of extraordinary benefits are very well used as a treatment, among others: - Ginger rhizome is widely used as a liniment for gout and headache. Other compounds contained in red ginger rhizome: Red ginger rhizome in addition to containing these chemical compounds also contain gingerol, 1,8-cineole 10-dehydro-gingerdione, 6-gingerdione, arginine, a-linolenic acid, aspartic, β- cytostrerol, caprylic acid, capsaicin, chlorogenic acid, farnesal, farnesene, farnesl and starch ingredients such as starch, and small resin fibers. Based on some research, in ginger essential oil there are elements: n-nonylaldehyde, d-camphene, d-β phellandrene, methyl heptenone, cineol, d-borneol, geraniol, linalool, acetates and caprylate, citral, chavicol and zingiberene.
These materials are the most important source of raw materials in the pharmaceutical and pharmaceutical industries. The content of red ginger atsiri oil of 2.58 - 2.72% is calculated based on dry weight. The essential oil content of other types of ginger is far below it. There is a large ginger or rhinoceros ginger ranging from 0.82 to 1.68% and on a small ginger or ginger emprit ranging from 1.5 to 3.3%. Essential oils are generally slightly thick yellow and are compounds that give a distinctive aroma to ginger. The amount of essential oil content is affected by the age of the plant. That is, the older age of the ginger, the higher the content of oil atsirinya. Based on its pharmacological effects, red ginger has benefits to smooth blood circulation, boost the immune system, warm the body, anti-inflammatories and appetite enhancers and great if consumed by women who are in menstruation. There are many more benefits and efficacy of red ginger for health, such as
1.To relieve pain and stiffness
2.Overcoming premature ejaculation
3.Stimulate the activity of the central nerves
4.Stimulate the ability of bereksi
5.Strengthen the liver function
6.Strengthen the immune system / immune system
7.Increase normal lymph production
8.Prevent infertility
9.Strengthens sperm endurance
10.Stimulates improvement and development of the nerves of the body
11.Body warmers
12.Regenerates skin cells of the body
13.Prevents the aging process
14.Anesthetics
15.Prevents and treats colds
16.Laxatives or drugs for overcome constipation or CHAPTER
17.Antirematic
18.Overcoming sore throat (bronchitis)
19.To relieve muscle pain, allergies, menstrual pain, gastric pain
20To relieve back pain
21.Overcome impotence
22.Stamina enhancer
23.treating dizziness and tonsils
24.overcoming and treating asthma The content of compounds and benefits of red ginger is very good for the body to be salkah one jaloan alternative traditional medicine bag i health. Therefore, not infrequently many people today are using red ginger.