BOTANICAL NAME: Zingiber officinale
ORIGIN: INDIA
PROCESS: Slices of sun dried rhizome of ginger
PLANT PART: Rhizome
HARVEST SEASON: The crop normally gets ready for harvest in about 8 to 10 months depending upon the varieties. When fully mature the leaves turn yellow and pseudo stems begin to dry
MAJOR CONSTITUENT: Zingiberene, Gingerol, shogaol