title: Ginger: an ethnomedical, chemical and pharmacological review.
abstract: Powerful medicinal properties have been recorded for Zingiber officinale, commonly known as ginger. All of these medicinal activities have been compiled with 99 references to the present status of the plant in the literature. Volatile components and the presence of trace metals are included. In addition, details of individual medicinal activities are given and the molecular structures of identified organic metabolites and their synthesis are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Kuwait University.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Afzal
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Al-Hadidi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pesek
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Dhami
mesh_terms: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002849:Chromatography, Gas / Q000379:methods; D020939:Zingiber officinale / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D008517:Phytotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000517:prevention & control; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D000975:Antioxidants; D018501:Antirheumatic Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts; D014131:Trace Elements