BACKGROUND Emerging evidence suggests that an increased arginase activity is involved in vascular dysfunction in experimental animals. Zingiber officinale Roscoe, commonly known as ginger, has been widely used in the traditional medicine for treatment of diabetes. OBJECTIVES This study aimed at investigating the effects of the hydroalcoholic extract of Z. officinale on arginase I activity and...

Giriş: Zencefil (Zingiber officinale Roscoe, Zingiberaceae) dünyada olduğu gibi ülkemizde de çeşitli rahatsızlıklarda sıklıkla kullanılan bir bitkidir. İnsanların tıbbi amaçla kullanılabileceği farmasötik kalitede zencefile ulaşması pek mümkün değildir. Bu nedenle kullanılacak zencefil rizomları aktar, market, internet sitesi satış kanallarından temin edilmektedir. Buralarda satışa sunulan zenc...

A fitoterapia é uma terapia integrativa desenvolvida a partir do uso de plantas medicinais. Dentre diversas cunho medicinal, o gengibre (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) amplamente utilizado na medicina popular, tendo em vista que apresenta propriedades terapêuticas comprovadas cientificamente, destacando-se seu potencial antifúngico, e possível no tratamento da candididíase, doença causada pela inf...

Recent studies have shown that exposure to the aroma of ginger root oil (Zingiber officinale Roscoe; termed GRO hereafter) increases the mating competitiveness of males of the Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly), Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann). This result suggests that pre-release exposure of sterile males to GRO might increase the effectiveness of the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) against this ...

BACKGROUND Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) is a common condiment for various foods and beverages and widely used worldwide as a spice. Its extracts are used extensively in the food, beverage, and confectionary industries in the production of products such as marmalade, pickles, chutney, ginger beer, ginger wine, liquors, biscuits, and other bakery products. In Ethiopia, it is among the impo...