Chemopreventive Efficacy of Ginger Extract (Zingiber officinale)

Zingiber officinale (Ginger) Monograph

Introduction Ginger, the rhizome of Zingiber officinale, is one of the most widely used species of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae) and is a common condiment for various foods and beverages. Ginger has a long history of medicinal use dating back 2,500 years in China and India for conditions such as headaches, nausea, rheumatism, and colds. Characterized in traditional Chinese medicine as spicy...

Zingiber officinale: ginger: adrak

Description A perennial herb with a subterranean, digitately branched rhizome producing stems up to 1.50 m in height with linear lanceolate sheating leaves (5-30 cm long and 8-20 mm wide) that are alternate, smooth and pale green. Flower stems shorter than leaf stems and bearing a few flowers, each surrounded by a thin bract and situated in axils of large greenish yellow obtuse bracts, which ar...

Chemopreventive efficacy of ginger (Zingiber officinale) in ethionine induced rat hepatocarcinogenesis.

Ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosco) is widely used in foods as a spice all around the world. It has been reported to have antioxidant and anticarcinogenic properties. We investigated the effect of ginger in ethionine induced rat hepatocarcinogenesis. Male Wistar rats were divided into 5 groups: group 1 and 2 served as controls and they received normal rat chow and olive oil respectively. Group 3...

Biological Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles using Ginger (Zingiber Officinale) Extract

Plant extracts are very cost effective and eco-friendly and thus can be used as an economic and efficient alternative for the large-scale synthesis of nanoparticles. We report on the use of ginger extract for the biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles. Bioactive silver nanoparticle synthesis was byreacting the ginger extract with aqueous silver nitrate solution at room temperature (27±2 C) and at...

Antiparasitic effects of Zingiber officinale (Ginger) extract against Toxoplasma gondii