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Therapeutic Potentials of Zingiber officinale

Nida Tabassum Khan

Being one of the mostly consumed alimentary condiments, Ginger’s medicinal properties are striking. With its stimulating piquant flavor, ginger adds a special flavor in Asian cooking. Besides, it has been associated with multitude of therapeutic potentials such as from beating motion sickness to better brain function. Zingiber officinale possess numerous bioactive constituents such as vitamins, carbohydrates, minerals etc. In addition to that ginger also contains phenolic constituents such as 6-gingerol, paradol, shogaol and zingerone. Ginger is used as a natural remedy for the treatment of numerous ailments such as ulcers, hypertension and gastric discomforts thus making it therapeutically potent.