Zanjabeel (Zingiber offcinale) Transformation of Culinary Spice to a multi-functional Medicine

Abstract

The various traditional systems such as Unani, Ayurveda and Siddha use several plant species to treat different ailments. The Unani (Greco-Arab) system of medicine has been practiced since ancient times for the treatment of range of diseases. Traditional medicine usually takes a “holistic” approach where the physical, spiritual (which includes mental), and most often social well-being of an individual are treated. Thus, the medicinal value of an herbal product may be intimately related to its nutritional and psychological aspects. It is estimated that between 70% and 95% of citizens in a majority of developing countries use traditional medicine for the management of health and as primary health care to address their health-care needs and concerns. Medicinal plants play an important role in the development of potent therapeutic agents. Zanjabeel (Zingiber officinale) is a very famous herbal drug which is widely used in world as spice as well as drug in traditional medicine. This article aims at reviewing the Zanjabeel on the basis of description in Unani system of medicine, its Pharmacological actions and therapeutic uses and to discuss scientific studies.
 Keywords: Zanjabeel, Unani, Pharmacological actions, therapeutic uses.

Spices and herbs: Potential antiviral preventives and immunity boosters duringCOVID‐19

“…The plant is indigenous to Southeast Asia and is cultivated in several countries including India. Ginger Zanjabeel (Zingiberofficinale) is a famous herbal drug in the conventional Unani system of medicine (Bashir & Afrin, 2019).…”

“…Ginger ( Zingiberofficinale ) is known as Sunthi in Ayurveda and the description of the plant appears in the old text like Charaka, Sushruta, Vagbhatta, and Chakra‐dutta (Agrahari, Panda, Verma, Khan, & Darbari, 2015). Zanjabeel ( Zingiberofficinale ) is a famous herbal drug in the conventional Unani system of medicine (Bashir & Afrin, 2019).…”

In vitro antioxidant activity and in vivo aphrodisiac activity in male Cavia porcellus of Albizia adianthifolia (Schum.) W. Wight and Pericopsis angolensis (Baker) Meeuwen

“…Schum.) Pierre, Rubiaceae [4] or Zingiber officinalis L, Zingiberaceae [5], have been used to improve sexual pleasure. Several plants are still used today as aphrodisiacs in several cultures.…”

Preserving effect of Loboob (a traditional multi-herbal formulation) on sperm parameters of male rats with busulfan-induced subfertility

“…A multi-herbal formulation locally called Loboob, a preparation containing specific proportions of different parts of eighteen medicinal plants processed with sugar and honey ( Talib et al ., 2017 ) to make a 20-ingredient semisolid compound ( Bashir & Afrin, 2019 ; Fahamiya et al ., 2016 ), has been used in Traditional Persian Medicine (TPM) to treat male infertility ( Rahman et al ., 2014 ). Loboob has other spellings, such as Laboob or labub.…”

“…There are official formulations of Loboob in the traditional medicine market, specifically in India and Iran. Although we found no articles published in English about the ingredients of Loboob, several studies on traditional medicine in Asia contain references to Laboob-e-kabeer and Laboob-e-Sagheer ( Akhtar et al ., 2010 ; Bano et al ., 2018 ; Bashir & Afrin, 2019 ; Fahamiya et al ., 2016 ; Rahman et al ., 2014 ; Talib et al ., 2017 ). The formulation of Laboob-e-kabeer includes 60 ingredients, while Laboob-e-Sagheer is made from 20 ingredients.…”