The
GINGER Plant Medicinal Action
Originating from the word gingivere this shaped horn
root stem (antler like) is primarily harvested in Southern Asia, the Carribean Islands, and India where it is used for spice
and natural healing medicine. Also known in
Sanskrit as Srngaveram plus Hindu Adrak the rhizomes are
cultivated under ground. Main constituents include
monoterpenoid trace elements, with sesquiterpenes and
bisabolene. The GINGER root is used for
digestive aid including anti-inflammatory properties and
nausea reduction benefits.
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Research abstracts from Wikipedia and abstract
headings from authors publishing in the National Center
for Biotechnology Information database.
Ginger Medicinal Uses
Isolation and molecular analysis of R-gene in resistant
Zingiber officinale varieties against Fusarium
oxysporum f.sp. zingiberi.
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Ginger facilitates cholinergic activity possibly due to
blockade of muscarinic autoreceptors in rat stomach
fundus
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The effect of the volatile oil from ginger rhizomes (Zingiber
officinale), its fractions and isolated compounds on the
5-HT3 receptor complex and the serotoninergic system of
the rat ileum.
Gingerol inhibits metastasis of MDA-MB-231 human breast
cancer cells.
- Zingiber officinale Roscoe alone and in combination
with alpha-tocopherol protect the kidney against
cisplatin-induced acute renal failure.
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Preventive properties of ginger: a brief review.
[Herbal medicine in womens' life cycle]
- Anti-diabetic and hypolipidaemic properties.
(Zingiber officinale) in streptozotocin-induced diabetic
rats.
- Beneficial effects of Zingiber officinale on
goldthioglucose induced obesity
[Studies of commonly used traditional medicine-ginger]
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Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitory phenylbutenoids from
the rhizomes of Zingiber cassumunar.
Pharmacological basis for the medicinal use of ginger in
gastrointestinal disorders.
- Ginger--an herbal medicinal product with broad
anti-inflammatory actions.
- Effect of an indigenous herbal compound preparation 'Trikatu'
on the lipid profiles of atherogenic diet and standard
diet fed Rattus norvegicus.
- [Antiobesity actions of Zingiber officinale Roscoe]
- Ginger lowers blood pressure through blockade of
voltage-dependent calcium channels.
- Protective effect of ginger, Zingiber officinale Rosc
on experimental atherosclerosis in rabbits.
- Dietary constituents, galanals A and B, are
potent apoptosis inducers in Human T lymphoma Jurkat
cells.
