Abstract
BACKGROUNDAlthough the antioxidant properties of ginger have been revealed, there is little available information on the effectiveness of ginger on inflammatory disorders such as atherosclerosis. This study was carried out to examine the effect of ginger on improving the complication of atherosclerosis.METHODSThis study was a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial conducted on patients with atherosclerosis. Participants in the ginger and control groups received 1600 mg of powdered ginger or placebo (wheat flour) in capsules daily for 8 weeks. Weight, body mass index (BMI), fasting blood sugar (FBS), cholesterol, triglyceride (TG), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)], high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), and total anti-oxidant capacity (TAC) were assessed before and after the intervention.RESULTSGinger consumption in the intervention group significantly reduced serum Lp(a) level (27.25 ± 1.30 ng/ml vs. 23.57 ± 0.97 ng/ml) (P = 0.040) and also the level of hs-CRP in the intervention group was 1.90 ± 0.33 µg/ml and 1.24 ± 0.15 µg/ml (P = 0.010) before and after intervention, respectively, but the levels of Lp(a) and hs-CRP were not decreased significantly in the placebo group. The level of TAC in the ginger group was 0.71 ± 0.05 mM and after the trial was 0.57 ± 0.04 mM (P = 0.050); no significant differences were seen in TAC when ginger was administered at 1600 mg/daily for 60 days. Also the level of Lp(a) and hs-CRP but not TAC reduced significantly in ginger group compared to placebo group after intervention.CONCLUSIONThis study showed that ginger had anti-atherosclerosis and anti-glycemic properties associated through a significant decreased Lp(a) and FBS in patients with atherosclerosis supplemented with ginger.
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