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- "Ginger root contains many healing properties and can be used in a variety of brews including Beautification Potion."
- — Description[src]
Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root is used in cooking as a highly-flavoured spice and in folk medicine.[8] It was also used in Ginger Newts,[6] and was also used as an ingredient in the brewing of several potions.[2][3][4][5]
History[]
A bottle of powdered ginger root, used in potion-making
Ginger roots were used as part of the Wit-Sharpening Potion,[2][5] and also in the Beautification Potion in powdered form.[3][4]
- "Welcome back, class! Today you will learn to grow and care for Ginger Root. Ginger has a wide variety of uses, including for potions and holistic cures. My favourite use, however, is adding it to Butterbeer. Give it a try after class. Let's begin by reviewing Ginger Root's many uses, shall we?"
- — Professor Sprout to fifth-year Herbology students[src]
Jacob's sibling observing ginger roots in Herbology
During fifth-year Herbology class in the 1988–1989 school year on ginger roots, Pomona Sprout particularly emphasised that her favourite usage of the root of the plant, was to be added to Butterbeer, advising students to try it after class, with more comments about asking Rosmerta to add it into the drink when students would be having their next Butterbeer.[1]
Ginger was added to drinks. In the Three Broomsticks Inn, Hermione Granger drank Butterbeer with ginger.[7]
Behind the scenes[]
- Ginger produces a hot, fragrant kitchen spice. Young ginger rhizomes are juicy and fleshy with a very mild taste. Mature ginger roots are fibrous and nearly dry. Ginger also has several medical uses such as treating stomach issues, the common cold, and aches and pains.[8]
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game) (PSP/NintendoDS version)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Mentioned only)
- Pottermore
- The Road to Hogwarts Sweepstakes
- Harry Potter for Kinect
- Wonderbook: Book of Potions
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them VR Experience
- Fantastic Beasts: Cases from the Wizarding World
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
- Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
- Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells
- Hogwarts Legacy
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Chapter 16 (A Dance With Diego) - Herbology Lesson "Ginger Root"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 27 (Padfoot Returns)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Pottermore
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Wonderbook: Book of Potions
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 12 (Professor Umbridge)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1
Ginger on Wikipedia
