Historical, Botanical and Medicinal Perspectives on Ginger (Zingiber officinale)
Adetutu Adewale, Adegbola Peter Ifeoluwa, Owoade Abiodun Olusoji, Aborisade Abiodun Bukunmi, Oyekunle Olubunmi Simeon
Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research · pp. 44–67 · Published 2 Sep 2021
10.9734/jocamr/2021/v15i430274Abstract
Ginger is one of the most valuable culinary medicinal spice with inestimable economic uses. Because it is, a well acknowledged plant both in folkloric and advanced medicine, there are no paucity of information on the many important uses of ginger in the literature. In this review, we conveyed important details on the chemistry, pharmacology, toxicity and clinical uses of ginger. Our review of over 171 articles showed that ginger use has a worldwide coverage. Randomized clinical trial studies on ginger are most prominent on the alleviation of pregnancy-induced nausea and vomiting with fascinating outcome. In addition, the prospective use as anti-inflammatory, thrombolytic, and anti-diabetic agent were well noticed. Although the dependent on plant as source of drug in the search for disease remedy is premised on their acclaimed effectiveness and safety, available data have showed plants may possess some toxic potential, overall, our review showed that ginger might be safe with no adverse effects when investigated in normal rodent and human.
Cited by 6
S. U. Okom, J. Okpoghono, U. Evuen · Phytomedicine Plus · 2026
M. Aremu, Mujidat Adeola Alabi, Faridat Adams · Fulafia Journal of Science and Technology · 2026
G. S. Adeleye, E. Odesanmi, B. T. Owolabi · Journal of Trace Elements and Minerals · 2026
O. Otekunrin · Discover Plants · 2026
Hiwot Kasa Abera, Samson Zemikael Haftu, Gebremariam Hailu · Discover Food · 2026
Abreham Getachew, Ebise Getacho Bacha, Wondwosen Sime Geleta · Scientific Reports · 2025
Related research
- Liver Profile of Artemether-lumefantrine-tinidazole in Healthy and Parasitized Mice — shares topic coverage
- Detection of Multiple Cry Genes in Bacillus thuringiensis Isolated from Different Soil Types in Zaria — shares topic coverage
- Bioavailability and Toxicity of Plastic Contaminants to Soil and Soil Bacteria — shares topic coverage
- Botulinum Toxin: A Friend or an Enemy? — shares topic coverage
- Inhibitory Effects of Phenolic Monomers on Methanogenesis in Anaerobic Digestion — shares topic coverage
Article metrics
Real usage data collected on this platform.
0
Page views
0
PDF downloads
0
Outbound clicks
6
Citations
Views by country
Approximate, from request IP at view time — not citizenship or institution. Countries with fewer than 5 views are grouped as "Other".
No views recorded yet.
Traffic sources
Referring site, by host.
No traffic recorded yet.
Views and downloads exclude known bots/crawlers. Citations combines this platform's own DOI-resolved index with each external source's own reported total — see Cited by above for individually listed citing works. Last refreshed 0 seconds ago.