What Is African Ginger?

What Is African Ginger? African Ginger (Siphonochilus aethiopicus) is a popular Zulu herbal medicine that was believed to offer protection against snakes and lightning. More conventionally it was found to aid digestion, relieve sinusitis and asthma as well as reducing fevers by inducing sweating. Is there ginger in Africa? Ginger is a herbaceous perennial crop