Ginger Essential Oil

  • Botanical Name: Zingiber officinale
  • Alternative Names: Ginger Root
  • Botanical Family: Zingiberaceae
  • Primary Constituent: Alpha-zingiberene
  • Other Main Constituents: Beta-sesquiphellandrene
  • Distillation Method: Steam Distillation
  • Plant Part: Root (rhizome)

The effectiveness of nurse-delivered aromatherapy in an acute care setting

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Johnson JR, Rivard RL, Griffin KH, Kolste AK, Joswiak D, Kinney ME, Dusek JA Complementary therapies in medicine, 2016 ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE: To examine the use and effectiveness of essential oil therapeutic interventions on pain, nausea, and anxiety, when provided by nurses to patients in acute hospital settings across a large health system. This study expands… Read more »

Identification and analysis of miRNAs and their targets in ginger using bioinformatics approach

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Singh N, Srivastava S, Sharma A Gene, 2015 ABSTRACT: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a large family of endogenous small RNAs derived from the non-protein coding genes. miRNA regulates the gene expression at the post-transcriptional level and plays an important role in plant development. Zingiber officinale is an important medicinal plant having numerous therapeutic properties. Its bioactive… Read more »

Zingiberene attenuates hydrogen peroxide-induced toxicity in neuronal cells

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Togar B, Türkez H, Stefano AD, Tatar A, Cetin D Human & experimental toxicology, 2015 ABSTRACT: In this experimental design, we explored the neuroprotective potential of zingiberene (ZGB), a monocyclic sesquiterpene, in hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-induced toxicity in newborn rat cerebral cortex cell cultures for the first time. The rats were exposed to H2O2 for 6… Read more »

Estimation of the binding modes with important human cytochrome P450 enzymes, drug interaction potential, pharmacokinetics, and hepatotoxicity of ginger components using molecular docking, computational, and pharmacokinetic modeling studies

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Qiu JX, Zhou ZW, He ZX, Zhang X, Zhou SF, Zhu S Drug design, development and therapy, 2015 ABSTRACT: Ginger is one of the most commonly used herbal medicines for the treatment of numerous ailments and improvement of body functions. It may be used in combination with prescribed drugs. The coadministration of ginger with therapeutic… Read more »