Analgesic and Anti-inflammatory Effects of Ginger Oil
10.3969/j.issn.1674-6384.2011.02.011
- Author:
Yongliang JIA
;
Junming ZHAO
;
Linhui ZHANG
;
Baoshan SUN
;
Mengjing BAO
;
Fenfen LI
;
Jian SHEN
;
Huijun SHEN
;
Yuqing ZHAO
;
Qiangmin XIE
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
analgesic activity;
anti-inflammatory activity;
ginger oil;
Zingiber officinale;
Zingiberaceae
- From:
Chinese Herbal Medicines
2011;03(2):150-155
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is widely used as a spice in cooking and as a medicinal herb in traditional herbal medicine. The present study was to investigate the analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities of ginger oil in experimental animal models. Methods The analgesic effect of the oils was evaluated by the acetic acid and hot-plate test models of pain in mice. The anti-inflammatory effect of the oil was investigated in rats, using rat paw edema induced by carrageenan, adjuvant arthritis, and vascular permeability induced by bradykinin, arachidonic acid, and histamine. Indomethacin (1 mg/kg), Aspirin (0.5 g/kg) and Dexamethasone (2.5 mg/kg) were used respectively as reference drugs for comparison. Results The ginger oil (0.25-1.0 g/kg) produced significant analgesic effect against chemically- and thermally-induced nociceptive pain stimuli in mice (P < 0.05, 0.01). And the ginger oil (0.25-1.0 g/kg) also significantly inhibited carrageenan-induced paw edema, adjuvant arthritis, and inflammatory mediators-induced vascular permeability in rats (P < 0.05, 0.001). Conclusion These findings confirm that the ginger oil can be used to treat pain and chronic inflammation such as rheumatic arthritis.
