Manfaat Tanaman Jahe (ZIingiber officinale) Sebagai Obat obatan Tradisional (Traditional Medicine)

Abstract

Indonesia is an agricultural country known for its great biodiversity after Brazil, many
plants that grow in Indonesia, one of which is plants that are used as traditional medicines,
traditional medicines are ingredients in the form of plant ingredients, animal ingredients,
mineral ingredients, herbal preparations. (Galenic) or a mixture of these ingredients, which
has been used from generation to generation until now, one of the most widely used plants in
traditional medicine is ginger (Zingiber officinale) which is a rhizome plant which is very
popular as a spice. and medicinal ingredients. The rhizome is shaped like fingers that bulge
in the middle sections. The dominant spicy taste is due to a ketone compound called
zingeron. Ginger contains Iron, Potassium, Vitamins B3 and B6, Vitamin C, Magnesium,
Phosphorus, Zinc, Folate, Riboflavin (vitamin B2), Niacin (vitamin B3). The most important
content of ginger is zingiberol which functions as an anti-inflammatory and contains very
high antioxidants.