Below are 19 health benefits of ginger, nutritional values, side effects of ginger, a ginger detox tea recipe, and finally some fun facts about ginger you never knew about! Ginger is commonly used as a spice in various cuisines throughout the world, it is the rhizome/ bulb of the plant Zingiber officinale in the family of Zingiberaceae. Ginger originated from China then later Spread to India and Southeast Asia.