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I first took a picture of the gingers outer skin.

~I took thin slices using a microtome and cut the inner layer of the ginger. I first took pictures of it unstained and then stained it with toluidine which is a dark blue stain. I let it soak for 2 minutes. As you can see there are yellow circular dots in the inner layer. It’s called Zingiberene. Zingiberene is a monocyclic sesquiterpene that is the predominant constituent of the oil of ginger, from which it gets its name. It can contribute up to 30% of the essential oils in ginger rhizomes. Then you can see blue clusters that are called xylem and phloem. Xylem transports and stores water. phloem transports sugar, protiens, and other organic molecules in plants.

~ when you look at the ginger you would never know that there were so many amazing things about it.

Enjoy~