... , and Arabic herbal traditions since ancient times. In China, for example, ginger has been used to aid digestion and treat stomach ... arthritis, colic, diarrhea, and heart conditions. In addition to these medicinal uses, ginger continues to be valued around the world ... a culinary spice spans at least 4,400 years, ginger grows in fertile, moist, tropical soil. Method of usePharmaceutical Intermediates. ...