BACKGROUND Ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc) is a natural dietary component with antioxidant and anticarcinogenic properties. The ginger component [6]-gingerol has been shown to exert anti-inflammatory effects through mediation of NF-kappaB. NF-kappaB can be constitutively activated in epithelial ovarian cancer cells and may contribute towards increased transcription and translation of angiogen...

Background: Ginger rhizome (Zingiber officinale R., family: Zingiberaceae) is used medicinally and as a culinary spice and has anti-oxidant and cell-protective effects in animals and humans body. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of Ginger rhizome toxicity of Gentamicin on sperm parameters in male rats. Methods: Forty Wistar male rat (n=40) were allocated into fo...

CONTEXT Although unripe plantain (Musa paradisiaca) and ginger (Zingiber officinale) are used as single plants to manage diabetes mellitus in Nigeria, the possibility of combining them in a typical diabetic diet and the glycemic response elicited as a result of such combination has not been investigated. OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of unripe plantain and ginger on serum total proteins, ...

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a medicinal plant that has been used extensively as spices in food and drinks an antimicrobial agent against various pathogenic organisms. The effect of ginger extract (ethanol, methanol chloroform) Pseudomonas Klebsiella spp were investigated using agar well diffusion method. results obtained from the study showed organisms for analysis susceptible to extracts e...

Salmonella typhi is a bacterium that causes salmonellosis which serious disease in Indonesia and still endemic. Until now, the treatment handling of cases bacterial infection are using antibiotics. The comparison antibacterial effectiveness turmeric extract, ginger extract natural ingredient with antibiotics Ampicillin Ciprofloxacin on isolates from hospital waste household has been conducted. ...

Zingiber officinale (ZO), commonly known as ginger, has been traditionally used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus. Several studies have reported the hypoglycaemic properties of ginger in animal models. The present study evaluated the antihyperglycaemic effect of its aqueous extract administered orally (daily) in three different doses (100, 300, 500 mg/kg body weight) for a period of 30 d to...

Rhizomes of Zingiber officinale Roscoe. belonging to the family Zingiberaceae is used for bronchitis, as a carminative, treating cough, cataracts and stimulant. The rhizome cooked with salt water an expectorant. Extract juice eye-drops. In Yemen, it mixed other plants constipation, purgative, against colds, catarrh acidity stomach. Root ginger widely culinary purposes spice. rhizomes (imported ...

BACKGROUND The interconnected Ras/ERK and PI3K/AKT pathways play a central role in colorectal tumorigenesis, and they are targets for elucidating mechanisms involved in attempts to induce colon cancer cell death. Both ginger (Zingiber officinale) and honey have been shown to exhibit anti-tumor and anti-inflammation properties against many types of cancer, including colorectal cancer. However, t...

Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) is an economically important plant, valued all over the world. The existing variation among 16 promising cultivars as observed through differential rhizome yield (181.9 to 477.3 g) was proved to have a genetic basis using different genetic markers such as karyotype, 4C nuclear DNA content and random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD). The karyotypic analysis re...

The present study evaluated functional properties of lactic-fermented ginger products. Three Zingiberaceae species were used as the substrate for fermentation using three lactic acid bacteria. The fermentation process ended 35-40 h after inoculation and reached a pH value of 3.5-4.0. Total antioxidant performances were 68-75%, and were best observed using Bifidobacterium longum as the starter i...