Abstract

Ginger Zingiber officinale Roscoe Zingiberacae is a medicinal plant that has been widely used in Chinese Ayurvedic and Tibb-Unani herbal medicines all over the world. Ginger is known for its numerous scientific properties and has been appreciated in various parts of the globe for the last 2500 years. Ginger has rich phytochemistry and many viewpoints that support wellbeing. Immunomodulatory anti-tumorigenic anti-inflammatory anti-apoptotic anti-hyperglycemic anti-lipidemic and anti-emetic activities are the key pharmacological actions of ginger and compounds derived from it. Ginger is a powerful antioxidant agent that can either reduce or prevent free radicals from being produced. It is considered a healthy herbal medication with few adverseside effects that are insignificant. There is currently a renewed interest in ginger as well as many scientific studies aimed at the isolation and detection of the active constituents of ginger the scientific verification of its pharmacological activity and its constituents and the verification of the basis for the use of ginger in a variety of different diseases and conditions.

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