Ginger extract

Botanical Source: Ginger roots

Latin Name: Zingiber officinale

A botanical relative of marjoram and turmeric, the ginger plant is indigenous to southeast It's the plant's aromatic rhizome (or underground stem) that's used for culinary and medicinal purposes.

Ingredients: volatile oil (beta-pinene, terpinolene, alpha-copaene and alpha-phellandrene), gingerol, paradol, zingerone, shogaols, diarylheptanoids. 

Properties: antispasmodic, neuroprotectivity, weight loss, anti-oxidant, anti-apoptotic, anti-inflammatory, protection against UVB-induced skin disorders, potential antitumour agent; aids digestion and treats stomach upset, diarrhoea, and nausea; anti-allergic, strengthens the nervous system, restores sexual energy, strengthens the immune system, helps with bronchial problems, prevents and relieves menstrual cramps, clears the uterus after childbirth, promotes health recovery (builds strength from long-term illness), inhibition of intestinal absorption of dietary fat; immunomodulatory, effective antimicrobial and antiviral agent, anti-angiogenic, antifungal, blood pressure-lowering effect, antifouling, increases intestinal blood flow, fibrinolytic enhancing, reduces plasma cholesterol, cholagogic effect; anticonvulsant, anxiolytic and antiemetic activity;       

Fields of application: Alzheimer's disease, painful osteoarthritis and chronic low back pain, cancer, ulcer, hyperemesis gravidarum, the management and/or control of type 2 diabetes mellitus, nausea and vomiting associated with pregnancy, obesity, treatment of gastrointestinal ailments, Helicobacter pylori- associated gastroduodenal disease, dyspepsia, colic, diarrhea, the treatment of tumors and other angiogenesis-dependent diseases, atherosclerosis, Parkinson's disease, treatment of intestinal ischemia-related diseases, cardiovascular disease, rheumatism and musculoskeletal disorders.

Caution: Ginger is very safe to take for a wide variety of ailments.