Effects of Ginger (Zingiber officinale) Extract on Digestive Enzymes and Liver Activity of Mesopotamichthys sharpeyi Fingerlings

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

PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF GINGER (Zingiber officinale) EXTRACT AGAINST LEAD INDUCED OXIDATIVE STRESS ON LIVER ANTIOXIDANT ENZYMES IN MALE ALBINO RATS

In the present study, ethanolic extract of ginger on lead acetate induced toxicity was studied in male wistar albino rats. Seven groups of rats were used in the study. Glutathione peroxidase, Glutathione reductase, Glutathione-S-transferase, Catalase and Superoxide dismutase were decreased in lead acetate treated (200mg/kg body weight, once daily for eight weeks) group. However treatment with e...

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...

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...

Ginger Extract (Zingiber Officinale) has Anti-Cancer and Anti-Inflammatory Effects on Ethionine-Induced Hepatoma Rats

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of ginger extract on the expression of NFkappaB and TNF-alpha in liver cancer-induced rats. METHODS Male Wistar rats were randomly divided into 5 groups based on diet: i) control (given normal rat chow), ii) olive oil, iii) ginger extract (100mg/kg body weight), iv) choline-deficient diet + 0.1% ethionine to induce liver cancer and v) choline-deficient diet + ...