BACKGROUND The skin is chronically exposed to endogenous and environmental pro-oxidant agents, leading to the harmful generation of reactive oxygen species. Antioxidant is vital substances which possess the ability to protect the body from damage cause by free radicals induce oxidative stress. Alpinia zerumbet, a traditionally important economic plant in Okinawa, contains several interesting bi...

○ Background Production of organic ginger Zingiber officinale Roscoe, Japanese variety, is subject to serious economic loss from several soil borne pests. The plant parasitic root-knot nematode (RKN) Meloidogyne incognita is a persistent pest for ginger production in soils worldwide. Pathogenic bacteria Ralstonia solanacearum, which causes “bacterial wilt” of ginger, has become a serious threat...

The hepatoprotective activity of crude aqueous extract of Zingiber officinale leaves (ZOL), Zingiberacae, was evaluated, using CCl4 induced hepatic damage in male Wistar albino rats. Various biochemical parameters like serum glutamic pyruvate transaminase (SGPT), serum glutamic oxaloacetate transaminase (SGOT) and total bilirubin were studied. The aqueous ZOL extract afforded significant protec...

Investigating the effects of different cultivation media and biological mineral fertilizers on yield active ingredients ginger medicinal plant (Zingiber officinale Rosc)

Effect of ginger (Zingiber officinale R.) on metiram-inhibited spermatogenesis and induced apoptosis in albino miceSaber A. Sakr, Gamal M. Badawy

A study was planned to investigate the role of aqueous extract from Garlic (Allium sativum), Ginger (Zingiber officinale), Neem (Azadirachta indica) and Berberry (Berberis lycium) fed in-mix for their effect upon growth performance, immunomostimulant and anticoccidial in broilers. Two hundred and fourty chicks were randomly allocated in to four groups A, B, C and D, and further into two subgrou...

–Huntington’s disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant inherited neurodegenerative disease that causes clinical manifestations such as progressive choreiformic movements, cognitive abnormality and psychiatric deterioration. HD results from the destruction of neurons in the basal ganglia, and oxidative stress, Exitotoxicity and energy impairment hasbeen implicated in its pathogenesis. 3-Nitropropio...

usage of herbal medicine has been under so much attention for many years. they are gradually replacing synthetic drugs in pharmaceutical fields due to their fewer side effects. nowadays, essential oils are widely used for the treatment of diseases as well as being applied as pesticide. in this study, 32 components of zingiber essential oil were identified representing 97.42% of the extracted oi...

Evaluation of Anticancer Effect Ginger (Zingiber officinale) and Garlic (Allium sativum) Extracts on Breast Cancer in BALB/c Mice