UNLABELLED Ginger has been shown to exert anti-inflammatory effects in rodents, but its effect on human muscle pain is uncertain. Heat treatment of ginger has been suggested to enhance its hypoalgesic effects. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of 11 days of raw (study 1) and heat-treated (study 2) ginger supplementation on muscle pain. Study 1 and 2 were identical double-blin...

ABSTRACT The genetic diversity of Ralstonia solanacearum strains isolated from ginger (Zingiber officinale) growing on the island of Hawaii was determined by analysis of amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLPs). Initially 28 strains of R. solanacearum collected from five host plant species worldwide were analyzed by AFLP. A second analysis was conducted on 55 R. solanacearum strains coll...

The rhizomes of Zingiber officinale (ginger) have been used since ancient times as a traditional remedy for gastrointestinal complaints. The most active ingredients in ginger are the pungent principles, particularly gingerols and shogaols. Various preclinical and clinical studies have evaluated ginger as an effective and safe treatment for nausea and vomiting in the context of pregnancy and as ...

○ 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...

Ochratoxin A (OA) contamination of black pepper, coriander seeds, powdered ginger and turmeric powder was estimated using indirect competitive ELISA. Samples (1 g) were extracted with 0.5% potassium chloride (KCl) in 70% methanol (5 ml) and diluted subsequently to give two-fold to ten-fold step-wise dilutions in phosphate-buffered saline containing 0.05% Tween 20 and 0.2% bovine serum albumin (...

The use of ginger extracts has been recently suggested to be effective for prevention of establishing and development of coronary atherosclerosis due to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory components. In the present study, the effect of standardized ginger extract on the development of experimentally induced atherosclerosis in animal models was investigated. The study protocol was consist of ...

Abstract Background Salivary cortisol collected at home is a useful test to diagnose and monitor Cushing’s syndrome in humans. The main problem dogs retrieve sufficient amount of saliva. aim this study was evaluate different salivary collection methods compare their effects on volume, pH concentration Sixteen healthy Beagles were used 4 × randomized crossover with washout period 1 week between ...

BACKGROUND Alcohol-induced hyperlipidemia is positively correlated with cardiovascular diseases. Several herbal extracts have been reported to protect the cardiac injury and suppress the hyperlipidemia. However, the effect of ginger extracts on alcohol-induced hyperlipidemia and associated myocardial damage remains unclear. OBJECTIVE This study investigated the cardio-protective properties of...

Betao Village, Pituriawa District, Sidrap Regency is an area that has a diversity of regional special drinks, one which instant ginger (sarabba). The PKM team aims to train (a) Making Appropriate Technology (TTG) in the form sarabba "Penyerbuk" tools; (b) Training on cultivation (c) making powder packaging and (d) Mentoring by utilizing ginger. method will be applied introduction training opera...