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Ginger Zingiber Officinale A Mini Review
Ginger Zingiber Officinale A Mini Review
Ginger Zingiber Officinale A Mini Review
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Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is used as a culinary spice as well as for medicinal purpose for
Tayyeba Rehman,1 Qindeel Fatima2
centuries. Ginger tea is traditionally used for a cough and sore throat. Many types of research 1
The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan
are done to prove these traditional uses of ginger. In this review, its chemical constituents 2
Quaid-e-Azam Medical College Bahawalpur, Pakistan
and effects of various constituents in combating various health disorders, traditional uses,
and different pharmacological activities as antimicrobial, anti-carcinogenic, anti-ulcer and Correspondence: Tayyeba Rehman, The Islamia University of
as fertility enhancer are briefly discussed. By further researches on the action of ginger in Bahawalpur, Pakistan, Email tayeba.rehman@yahoo.com
these fields, ginger can be used as an effective therapeutic tool in these diseases and thus we
can get a cheap, safe and effective medicinal agent for multipurpose. Received: May 10, 2017 | Published: April 11, 2018
Citation: Rehman T, Fatima Q. Ginger (Zingiber officinale): A Mini review. Int J Complement Alt Med. 2018;11(2):88‒89. DOI: 10.15406/ijcam.2018.11.00373