Studies of commonly used traditional medicine-ginger.
- Author:
Wei-hao WANG
1
;
Zhi-min WANG
Author Information
1. Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China. w999999w@tom.com
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Animals;
Anticholesteremic Agents;
pharmacology;
Antiemetics;
pharmacology;
Catechols;
Drugs, Chinese Herbal;
chemistry;
isolation & purification;
pharmacology;
Fatty Alcohols;
chemistry;
isolation & purification;
Ginger;
chemistry;
Hot Temperature;
Humans;
Plants, Medicinal;
chemistry;
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors;
pharmacology;
Rhizome;
chemistry;
Technology, Pharmaceutical;
methods
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2005;30(20):1569-1573
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
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.