Potential health benefits and scientific review of ginger

Abstract

Ginger has been known for its several scientific properties and valued for the last 2500 years in different parts of the globe. Ginger has rich phytochemistry and several health promoting perspectives. In ginger family, Zingiber officinalis is one of most widely used species and it is found in several foods and beverages. Ginger has been used commonly to treat diarrhea, stomach upset, indigestion and nausea. It also has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Ginger constituents are 80% moisture, 2% protein, 2% fiber, 1% mineral, 0.9% fat, and 12% carbohydrate. The chemistry of ginger is well documented with the respect to the oleoresin and volatile oil. It is concluded that, ginger has potential to treat numerous disorders including cancer due to its anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties. It is also useful in controlling the process of aging. This scientific review favors ginger due to its rich phytochemistry; however, due to some ambiguities, it is recommended to conduct clinical trials of ginger with sound protocol design before claiming its efficacy.

Nutritional Evaluation of Enhanced Unsieved Ogi Paste with Garlic and Ginger

“…Garlic and ginger have high phenolic contents and considerably contributed to the antioxidant property of ogi . Important and direct relationships were found between phenolic content and antioxidant activity, suggesting that phenolic compounds are essential for antioxidant activity (Al-Awwadi, 2017; Frank et al, 2014). Supplementation with 4% garlic and 2% ginger showed the highest synergy effect on radical scavenging activity for the ogi paste samples produced from sorghum.…”

“…Micronutrient deficiency associated with undernutrition is prevalent in families that are unable to purchase food adequately rich in vitamins and minerals. Common risk groups include women of childbearing age, infants, and elderly in risky situations, especially refugees or displaced persons (Al-Awwadi, 2017). Garlic is a rich source of vitamins and minerals that are crucial to human health.…”

Weed Management for Higher Productivity of Ginger (Zingiber officinale) in Plains of Assam

“…The experimental site of the farm is located at 26 o 47N latitude, 94°13E longitude and at an a) Ginger (G) + Cowpea (C) 2:1 row proportion or is processed into different value-added products like candy, oil, flakes etc. Due to its it also has the potential to [2]. In the global scenario, India ranks first in terms of ginger East India, accounts for 49 per cent of India`s ginger area and 72 per cent of India`s ginger production.…”

“…or is processed into different value products like candy, oil, flakes etc. Due to its antioxidant properties it also has the potential to treat numerous disorders Najim, [2] scenario, India ranks first in terms of ginger production. North-East India, accounts for 49 per cent of India`s ginger area and 72 per cent of India`s ginger production.…”

Phytoconstituents of Zingiber officinale Targeting Host viral Protein Interaction at Entry Point of SARS CoV 2 A Molecular Docking Study

“…Zingerone improves cellular and humoral immune response in viral infection 25 . Gingerenone is known to possess antihypercholesteremic effect and has been included as the patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) are at very high risk of cardiovascular disease, which is associated with poor outcomes from coronavirus infections 26,27 . The present in silico study was performed mainly to find out potential inhibitors for entry of the SARS-CoV-2 virus into the host cell by targeting ACE2, Spike protein, and extracellular domain of hepsin as components of virus-host protein interaction.…”