Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) as a nutraceutical: Focus on the metabolic, analgesic, and antiinflammatory effects. (5th December 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pagano, Ester; Souto, Eliana B.; Durazzo, Alessandra; Sharifi‐Rad, Javad; Lucarini, Massimo; Souto, Selma B.; Salehi, Bahare; Zam, Wissam; Montanaro, Vittorino; Lucariello, Giuseppe; Izzo, Angelo A.; Santini, Antonello; Romano, Barbara
• Is Part Of: Phytotherapy research. Volume 35:Number 5(2021)
• Page Start: 2403
• Page End: 2417
• Publication Date: 2020-12-05
• Subjects: diabetes -- dietary supplements -- ginger -- gingerols -- hypercholesterolemia -- inflammation -- metabolic syndrome -- nutraceuticals -- Zingiber officinale; Materia medica, Vegetable -- Periodicals; Botany, Medical -- Periodicals; Medicinal plants -- Periodicals; Plant Extracts -- therapeutic use -- Periodicals; Plants, Medicinal -- Periodicals; 581.634
• DOI: 10.1002/ptr.6964
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0951-418X

Abstract

Abstract : Ginger (from the rizhome of Zingiber officinale Roscoe) has been widely used in ethnomedicine for the cure of several ailments. Main active ingredients include phenolic compounds named gingerols. In modern phytotherapy, ginger preparations are predominantly used to counteract nausea and vomiting in pregnant women. However, a number of other pharmacological actions of potential therapeutic interest, which might broaden the spectrum of its clinical use, have been reported. This focused review aims at giving a shot on the antinflammatory, analgesic, and metabolic actions of Zingiber officinale preparations, with a discussion on the clinical applications in knee osteoarthritis, dysmenorrhea, type‐2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia, overweight, and obesity.