Fingerroot commonly known as Chinese Keys or Chinese Ginger and used as a medicinal or culinary herb from China and Southeast Asia. the fingerroot is not as pungent or hot as its cousins like the ginger or galangal. It has a delicate taste that really enhances seafood dishes.
Fingerroot has been shown to possess anti-allergic, antibacterial, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antiulcer activities and also shown wound healing.