Extraction of protease from a local ginger rhizome (Zingiber officinale var. Bentong) was carried out. The effect of extraction pH (6.4, 6.8, 7.0, 7.2, 7.6, 8.0, 8.4, and 8.8) and stabilizers (0.2% ascorbic acid, 0.2% ascorbic acid and 5 mM EDTA, or 10 mM cysteine and 5 mM EDTA) on protease activity during extraction was examined. pH 7.0 potassium phosphate buffer and 10 mM cysteine in combinat...

Nausea and vomiting are physiological processes experienced by every human being at some stage of their life. They are complex protective mechanisms and the symptoms are influenced by the emetogenic response and stimuli. However, when these symptoms recur frequently, they can significantly reduce the quality of life and can also be detrimental to health. The existing antiemetic agents are ineff...

Kaempferia parviflora Wall. ex. Baker is a member of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae). In folk medicine of Suriname and Southeast Asia, rhizome is used for treatment of swelling, wounds and diarrhea colic disorder, and as an aphrodisiac (Yenjai et al., 2004). Rhizomes of fingerroot or K. parviflora Wall. ex. Baker are used as food ingredients and made into wine (Nagahara et al., 2002). Alcohol...

Introduction: Mild-to-moderate nausea and/or vomiting affects up to 80% of all pregnant women, usually peaking by week 9 and subsiding by week 20. For 9% to 20% of women, nausea and vomiting of pregnancy persist longer; Nausea and vomiting are complex responses involving various neural pathways and motor responses to sensory stimuli. Definition: Ginger, the rhizome of Zingiber officinale, is on...

Houshiheisan is composed of wind-dispelling (chrysanthemun flower, divaricate saposhnikovia root, Manchurian wild ginger, cassia twig, Szechwan lovage rhizome, and platycodon root) and deficiency-nourishing (ginseng, Chinese angelica, large-head atractylodes rhizome, Indian bread, and zingiber) drugs. In this study, we assumed these drugs have protective effects against cerebral ischemia, on ne...

Effect of some plant extracts against damping-off disease of some winter vegetable was studied in the net house. Seed treatment with neem leaf, garlic clove, allamonda leaf, ginger rhizome, kalijira seed, bel leaf, turmeric rhizome, katamehedi leaf and onion bulb were evaluated against damping-off, seed germination and growth characters of tomato, eggplant and chilli seedlings. All the treatmen...

A protocol was developed for the in vitro propagation of ginger (Zingiber officinale) cv. Suprava using dormant axillary buds from unsprouted rhizomes. The dormant axillary buds embedded in the rhizome nodes were induced to sprout when cultured on MS medium supplemented with 6-benzyladenine (BA) alone (1-6 mg/1) or with a combination of BA (1-6 mg/1) and indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) (0.5, 1 mg/l)...

Zingiber officinale Roscoe has a very long history of use throughout the world, both as spice and medicinal plant. During last two years in midst global pandemic SARS-CoV-2 various herbal products with ginger rhizome active ingredient increased because its numerous health beneficial properties. A detailed characteristic crude powdered drug is presented by microscopic photographs for first time....