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What is Ginger?

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a flowering plant whose rhizome (underground stem) is one of the most widely used culinary spices and traditional herbal remedies in the world. Native to Southeast Asia, ginger has been cultivated and used for thousands of years in Ayurvedic and Traditional Chinese Medicine. The rhizome contains a complex mixture of bioactive compounds, with the pungent gingerols and shogaols being the most studied for their biological activity.

Ginger's characteristic pungency comes from gingerols — a family of phenolic compounds that are most abundant in the fresh rhizome. When dried or heated, gingerols can convert to shogaols, which have their own distinct properties. Standardisation of ginger extracts to a guaranteed content of gingerols ensures consistent quality and potency from batch to batch. The whole herb profile of ginger — with its array of naturally occurring compounds — provides a richness that isolated compounds cannot replicate.

Traditional use

Ginger has a well-established tradition of use in herbal medicine for digestive comfort and to support healthy digestive function. Its traditional use for maintaining digestive well-being is recognised across multiple herbal medicine traditions worldwide, from Asia to Europe.

Why we use Ginger in Nutri-Leaf formulas

Nutri-Leaf Immune Complex includes ginger standardised to its gingerol content, ensuring a consistent level of the key bioactive compounds in every batch. The ginger is used as part of a formula alongside zinc, selenium, vitamin C from rose hip, and echinacea. By combining traditional botanicals with evidence-based nutrients, Immune Complex provides balanced support in one daily capsule — zinc, selenium, and vitamin C contribute to the normal function of the immune system. The formula is manufactured at our FSSC 22000 certified facility in Almanya, Germany.

Products containing Ginger

The Nutri-Leaf product featuring ginger is Immune Complex, where it is standardised to gingerols and combined with zinc, selenium, vitamin C from rose hip, and echinacea in one daily capsule.

Discover how Immune Complex combines traditional botanicals with essential nutrients on our Immune Support guide. Visit the Ingredient Philosophy page for more on our ingredient selection principles.

Food supplements are not a substitute for a balanced and varied diet and a healthy lifestyle.