Figging

Figging is the practice of inserting a piece of skinned ginger root into the human anus in order to generate an acute burning sensation.

"[1][2] A similar method of physical punishment was first used as a form of discipline on slaves in Ancient Greece termed rhaphanidosis.

The detainee was restrained to varying degrees in order to restrict mobility while the sensation grew from uncomfortable to extreme.

[5] It takes time for the effect to begin, after which it builds steadily and lasts for approximately twenty minutes before diminishing rapidly.

The subject must choose between bracing for the strike, at the consequence of increased burning sensation, or relaxing the buttocks and taking the full force of the blow.