Zingiber Officinale (ginger) is used in both sweet and savoury dishes, Ginger is a commonly used rhizome (root) in Ayuverdic, traditional Chinese and Western medicine as a treatment for headaches and migraines, blood pressure and flow, and colds. It is also used in Western herbal medicine as an anti-inflammatory, helps reduce digestive cramping, flatulence and period pain, increases digestion and increases circulation to the extremities.