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Figging
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This article is about a method of 
corporal punishment and derived 
BDSM practice. For figging of horses, see 
gingering.
 
Pared finger of 
ginger root
Figging is the practice of inserting a piece of skinned 
ginger root into the 
anus or the 
vagina of a person. It has been used as a means of punishment. It is also used as a consensual 
BDSM practice.
Contents
This method of physical 
punishment was first invented for disciplinary use on female slaves in 
Ancient Greece; later this practice traded over to the 
Roman Empire and was unofficially used as a means of 
disciplinary corporal punishment for female prisoners in the 
Victorian age.
[1] The detained person subjected to this procedure was mostly 
restrained in an immobile position to prevent taking out the root by herself, when the uncomfortable sensation would become effectively intolerable.
[2][3]
Method[edit]
The ginger, skinned and often carved into the shape of a 
butt plug, causes an intense burning sensation and often intolerable discomfort to the subject. The effect builds up to the maximum within about the first two to five minutes and lasts for about half an hour before gradually easing while the 
essential oils are depleting. The used ginger can be skinned further or a new one can be used for continuation with an undiminished effect on the subject.
[4]
If the person being figged tightens the muscles of the anus, the sensation becomes more intense.
[2]