... some drinks like ginger beer, ginger wine and tea.Medicinal PropertiesBesides being used as a spice, ginger ... root consists of gingerols, zingibain, bisabolenel, oleoresins, starch, essential oil (zingiberene, zingiberole, camphene, cineol, borneol), mucilage, and protein. ... the bowels and kidneys, and nourishing the skin. Other uses for Ginger Root include the treatment of asthma, bronchitis and ...