| Family |
Zingiberaceae |
| Subfamily |
Zingiberoideae |
| Tribe |
Zingibereae |
| Scientific name |
Zingiber mioga (Thunberg) Roscoe |
| Synonyms |
Amomum mioga Thunberg; Zingiber echuanense Y. K. Yang; Zingiber oligophyllum
K. Schumann |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) myoga (ミョウガ, 茗荷 [meaning: fraglant buds]) |
| (English common name) Japanese ginger, mioga ginger |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) China |
| Habitat |
Forest |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=55 |
| Description |
Plants 40-100cm tall. Leaves 20-30cm long, 3-6cm wide. Flowers kemon yellow,
flowering in July to October. Perennial plants. |
| Reference |
Zingiber mioga (Thunb.) Roscoe |
| Zingiber mioga (Thunberg) Roscoe |
| Whipped oily flavor (US Patent 4869915/1989) |
| Limulus test-positive plant glycolipid and method of stimulating the immunity system of an animal (US Patent 5236709/1993) |
| Method for the stimulation of the immune system of an animal by use of limulus test-positive plant glycolipid (US Patent 5382430/1995) |
| LPS-containing analgesics and veterinary analgesics (US Patent 5281583/1994) |
| Plant having tolerance to environmental stress (US Patent 7214856/2007) |
| Hair treatment composition and hair cosmetic for damaged hair (US Patent 20060165636) |
| Cysteine Protease from Ginger (Zingiber) as a Food Improver and Anti-Inflammatory (US Patent 20070264311) |
| Note |
Commonly cultivated in Japan. |
