Ginger is a tuber grown in the soil. Ginger is a sweet aroma and medicine. English: Ginger. The scientific name is Zingiber officinale. Ginger has been used in foods and drugs. The tuber is a desirable part. The ginger originates in China. It later spread to India, South East Asia, South Africa and the Caribbean. Ginger is a major ingredient in most of the Ayurvedic herbs ginger blossom flower=