Wild ginger may refer to any of a variety of plants, often with a similar appearance, odour or taste to cultivated ginger. Species involved include:
- Any of the Alpinia species, especially A. caerulea.
- Any of the Asarum species, especially A. caudatum
- Curcuma australasica
- Asiasarum sieboldi
- Siphonochilus aethiopicus
- Any of the numerous Zingiber species
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“His mind resembled the vast amphitheatre, the Colisæum at Rome. In the centre stood his judgement, which, like a mighty gladiator, combated those apprehensions that, like the wild beasts of the Arena, were all around the cells, ready to be let out upon him. After a conflict, he drove them back into their dens; but not killing them, they were still assailing him.”
—James Boswell (1740–1795)