GINGER
Scientific name: ZINGIBER OFFICINALE
TAXONOMIC HIERARCHY OF ZINGIBER OFFICINALE
Kingdom: Plantae
Sub kingdom: Viridiplantae
Infra kingdom: Streptophyta
Super division: Embryophyta
Division: Tracheophyta
Sub division: Spermatophytina
Class: Magnoliopsida
Super order: Lilianae
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Zingiber
Specie: Zingiber officinale
Ginger or ginger root is a thick stem or rhizome of ZINGIBER OFFICINALE plant (a flowering plant) which is native to Southeast Asia.
Ginger has great impacts on our health and have many medicinal uses. Before the advancements in medical science or even for now. Ginger is used as medicine and ginger tea is one the best example of its medicinal uses.
• For centuries it is used to treat common cold or flu. Because of anti-viral properties of ginger it is used to treat many infectious diseases and even cancer.
• Ginger is also used to cure sore throat , because of its anti-inflammatory properties .
• Ginger helps to maintain a healthy gut thereby improving our immune system.
• Ginger have also positive effects on ailments like obesity, heart diseases, diabetes and cancer because of its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.
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- Ginger is packed with GINGEROLS, PARADOLS, SESQUITERPENES, SHOGAOLS AND ZINGORENE . Due to these compounds ginger has high contents of heat and energy. In ginger, GINGEROL is the major bioactive substance, a relative of capsaicin.
GINGEROL:
Gingerols are oily liquids in appearance. These are the phenolic compounds present in ginger.
CHEMICAL STRUCTUR OF GINGEROL
Gingerols are anti-inflammatory and antioxidant in nature. Due to gingerols, the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties of ginger are ranked at first ti boost immune system. Gingerols are majorly found in roots of the plant ( Zingibe officinale ). So, fresh roots of ginger is an efficient way to get rid of diseases like nausea, gut impairment like diarrhoea, diabetes and many viral diseases and even cancer.
As, ginger has anti-cancerous characteristics because of gingreol, therefore ginger prevents the formation of tumors in small intestine , and this activity is also suppressed by gingerol.
• Ginger has a vital role in destroying free radicals produced in the body during various metabolic process, combating diseases or infections and detoxifying inhaled toxins. Antioxidants in ginger destroy these free radicals and make us free from diseases like cancer and many degenerative diseases like arthritis and neurodegenerative diseases, also slows down the aging process (due to removal of free radicals ).
• Ginger has proven antibacterial and antiviral properties. A review, published in the INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE, researchers summarized that the most efficient anti-inflammatory properties. Ginger which are in its roots have key powers to combat with cold and flu. Because cold/flu can cause swollen throat glands i.e inflammation and inflammation badly suppresses the normal immune response of our body. So, the anti-inflammatory substances of ginger in this condition help to decrease inflammation and enhance immunity.
• Ginger has also anti-cancerous properties.
• The high content of fibers in ginger also helps to lose weight and maintain a healthy gut. As, healthy gut is an assurance of a healthy mind and body.
