A spice mix-up in 2022 led to 14 people in British Columbia and Ontario falling ill from a toxic plant sold as sand ginger powder, according to a study published in Toxins in March. Described as ...

Sand ginger - or kaempferia galanga - originates from India, Indonesia and Malaysia, while a type of this plant was recorded in China around 2,000 years ago. According to the Qimin Yaoshu ...