... .Ginger is a perennial herb and grows to about 3 - 4 feet high with a thick ... Greeks, Romans, and Arabians.Asian medicine uses dried ginger for stomach problems such as stomach-ache, diarrhea, ... from the unpeeled or dried, ground-up root (rhizome) of the plant, and can yield about 2 - 4 % ... with hot compresses, ginger oil can be used for arthritis, rheumatism, muscle aches and digestive upsets.Drop ...