Ginger is a plant that includes spices with the Latin name Zingiber Officinale. Ginger is very beneficial for everyday life, especially in the health sector. Ginger is known to come from Asia Pacific which spread from India to China. In Indonesia, the ginger plant is relatively easy to find and its use has expanded not only for cooking, but also for health and beauty. The benefits of ginger for the face have also begun to be recognized by the wider community not only in Indonesia but also abroad.
From the type, shape, rhizome size, and color, ginger is divided into three types, namely large white ginger, small white ginger, and red ginger. Ginger can be planted in land that has an altitude of 200-600 meters above sea level with an average rainfall of 2,500-4,000 mm / year.
Java Long Pepper same category with black pepper. The taste is somewhat similar, which is slightly spicy with an aromatic characteristic. Aside from being a complement to cooking spices, it also contains essential oils, 1-undecylenyl-3, piperine, chavicine, palmilic acid, and tetrahydropiperic acids which can be relied on as a remedy for several diseases.
This plant is included in the type of meeting and belongs to the Zingiberaceae family. The main part of the turmeric plant is the rhizome or the place where the shoots grow. The skin of the rhizome of this plant is brown and the inside is dark yellow, orange yellow, or reddish orange yellow. By appearance
Turmeric rhizome also stores various chemical substances in it. The main content of turmeric is curcuminoids and essential oils. Curcuminoids and their derivatives namely demethoxicurcumin and bismidexicurcumin in turmeric plants have a concentration of 3% to 5%. Curcuminoids have a prismatic crystal form or short rods, form emulsions or are insoluble in water, but curcumin can readily dissolve in acetone, ethanol, methanol, benzene, and chloroform.
