Ginger is a root plant which grows annual stems of about a meter
tall, bearing narrow green leaves and yellow flowers. Ginger
belongs to the family of Zingiberaceae. It originated in the
Southern Asian tropical rainforest and although it no longer
grows wild, it is thought to have originated on the India
subcontinent because the ginger plants grown in India show the
largest amount of genetic variation.
Ginger has a high medicinal and food value, the plant is
cultivated in large quantities by many farmers especially in the
northern part of Nigerian.