Phytochemical, Pharmacognostic and Pharmacological Studies on Zingiber Officinale

Rhizomes of Zingiber officinale Roscoe. belonging to the family Zingiberaceae is used for bronchitis, as a carminative, treating cough, cataracts and stimulant. The rhizome cooked with salt water an expectorant. Extract juice eye-drops. In Yemen, it mixed other plants constipation, purgative, against colds, catarrh acidity stomach. Root ginger widely culinary purposes spice. rhizomes (imported from India) are cinnamon cloves made into tea colds general tonic. drink also aphrodisiac (Gazanfar, 1994). Ginger useful in piles, rheumatism, headache, lumbago, pains, bleeding, chest congestion, cholera, cold, diarrhea, dropsy, nausea, stomachache, gastrointestinal disorders, vomiting, diarrhea. fresh acts strong diuretic. leaves effective helminthiasis marasmus related conditions diarrhea dysentery (Monograph Unani Medicine,2003).