Abstract

A REVIEW ON GINGER AND ITS REPORTED PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES

Ashutosh Kumar Yadav*, Reetu and Arun Garg

ABSTRACT

Natural dietary agents like fruits, vegetables, and spices have various health promoting effects which is an area of interest for both the scientific community and the public. Ginger is one of it. Ginger is rhizome of the Zingiber officinale, which is commonly fed in dietary condiments, typically considered to be safe and used as therapy to numerous sicknesses. Ginger and its ingredients show antioxidant property and prevent the harm of macromolecules, caused by the loose radicals/oxidative stress, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancerous, anti-microbial, anti-diabetic, neuroprotective, gastro-protective, anti-emetic and hepato-protective properties. This review covered the pharmacological properties possessed by Ginger.

Keywords: Ginger, Zingiber officinale, Anti-diabetic effect, Natural drug.