Ginger is a flowering plant in the family Zingiberaceae. Ginger root or simply ginger is widely used as a spice or a folk medicine. Ginger produces a hot fragrant kitchen spice. young ginger rhizomes are juicy an ingredient in many dishes. Ginger can be made into candy used as a flavoring for recipes such as gingerbread cookies crackers and cakes. in limited studies ginger was found to be more effective than placebo for treating nausea caused by seasickness morning sickness and chemotherapy