Ginger: an ethnomedical, chemical and pharmacological review

M Afzal; D Al-Hadidi; M Menon; J Pesek; M S Dhami

doi:10.1515/dmdi.2001.18.3-4.159

Ginger: an ethnomedical, chemical and pharmacological review

Drug Metabol Drug Interact. 2001;18(3-4):159-90. doi: 10.1515/dmdi.2001.18.3-4.159.

Authors

M Afzal¹, D Al-Hadidi, M Menon, J Pesek, M S Dhami

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Kuwait University.

PMID: 11791883
DOI: 10.1515/dmdi.2001.18.3-4.159

Abstract

Powerful medicinal properties have been recorded for Zingiber officinale, commonly known as ginger. All of these medicinal activities have been compiled with 99 references to the present status of the plant in the literature. Volatile components and the presence of trace metals are included. In addition, details of individual medicinal activities are given and the molecular structures of identified organic metabolites and their synthesis are described.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Anticholesteremic Agents / therapeutic use
Antioxidants / therapeutic use
Antirheumatic Agents / therapeutic use
Blood Pressure / drug effects
Chromatography, Gas / methods
Humans
Phytotherapy / methods*
Plant Extracts / therapeutic use
Platelet Aggregation / drug effects
Stomach Ulcer / prevention & control
Trace Elements / analysis
Zingiber officinale / chemistry*

Substances

Anticholesteremic Agents
Antioxidants
Antirheumatic Agents
Plant Extracts
Trace Elements