Botanical name: Zingiber officinale Roscoe
Other name: Ginger, African ginger, Cochin ginger, Jamaican ginger, Race ginger
Zingiber officinalis (ZO), commonly referred to as ginger, serves as a popular spice in Asian cuisine and has a traditional usage as a remedy for joint diseases in ethnomedicine. Despite this, the ginger extract has shown inconsistent effects on the synthesis of proinflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-6, and monocyte chemotactic protein-1) in cell culture.
Medicinal Uses:
- Help treat arthritis
- Colic
- Diarrhea
- Heart conditions
- Common cold
- Flu-like symptoms headaches
- Painful menstrual periods
