Release Date: 2024-06-10

Zingiber Officinale Roscoe

Asli Karadeniz Yonak (Author), Gizem Emre (Author)

Release Date: 2024-06-10

Ginger, scientifically known as Zingiber officinale Roscoe and belonging to the Zingiberacae family, is a significant medicinal plant that is found natively in several countries including India, China, South East Asia, West Indies, Mexico, and other regions of the world. Since ancient times, this naturally occurring gold has been widely used as a spice and [...]

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    Ginger, scientifically known as Zingiber officinale Roscoe and belonging to the Zingiberacae family, is a significant medicinal plant that is found natively in several countries including India, China, South East Asia, West Indies, Mexico, and other regions of the world. Since ancient times, this naturally occurring gold has been widely used as a spice and flavoring agent across the globe. The substance contains a diverse range of chemical components, including as phenolic compounds, terpenes, polysaccharides, lipids, organic acids, and raw fibers. The primary health advantages of ginger are mostly ascribed to its phenolic components, specifically gingerols and shogaols. Extensive research has shown that ginger has numerous biological properties, such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, anticancer, neuroprotective, cardiovascular protective, respiratory protective, antiobesity, antidiabetic, antinausea, and antiemetic activities.

    Asli Karadeniz Yonak (Author)
    Saglık Bilimleri Universty
    https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8076-7783
    3Aslı Karadeniz Yönak graduated from Yeditepe University Faculty of Medicine in 2007. She specialized in Internal Medicine at Marmara University Faculty of Medicine in 2015. Following her compulsory service, she began working at Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital in 2016. Currently, she serves as an internal medicine specialist at Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital.

    Gizem Emre (Author)
    Associate Professor, Marmara University
    https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3996-0116
    3Gizem Emre completed her doctorate in 2008 at Marmara University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Botany. In the same year, she was appointed as an assistant professor in this department. She has been working as an associate professor since 2018. Her areas of expertise are medicinal plants, medicinal plant systematics and ethnobotanical studies.

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