title: [Studies of commonly used traditional medicine-ginger].
abstract: To review the chemical, pharmacological, studies on ginger (Zingiber officinale) in the last ten years, and also its processing history and clinical uses. Gingerols and related compounds in ginger have many pharmacological activities. Chemical studies should be given sufficiently emphasis, and advances of the chemical study will promote the other related researches to develop in depth.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China. w999999w@tom.com
authors.forename: Wei-hao
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zhi-min
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D000932:Antiemetics / Q000494:pharmacology; D002396:Catechols; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005233:Fatty Alcohols / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D020939:Zingiber officinale / Q000737:chemistry; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D027343:Rhizome / Q000737:chemistry; D013678:Technology, Pharmaceutical / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D000932:Antiemetics; D002396:Catechols; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D005233:Fatty Alcohols; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; C007845:gingerol