Ginger
zingiber officinale
Medicinal Actions
Analgesic, Antidepressant, Antiedemic activity, Antiprostaglandin, Antipyretic, Antitussive, Antiulcer, Carminative, Hepatoprotective, Hypotensive, Antiviral, Anxiolytic, Arrhythmigenic, Astringent, Candidicide, Cardiotonic, Cholagogue, Choleretic, Circulostimulant, CNS Depressant, COX-2 Inhibitor, Cyclooxygenase Inhibitor, Diaphoretic, Decongestant, Detoxicant, Digestive, Emmenagogue, Expectorant, Fungicide, Gastroirritant, Gastroprotective, Gastrotonic, Hypertensive, Hypocholesterolemic, Hypoglycemic, Immunostimulant, Lactagogue, Lipolytic, Lipoxygenase Inhibitor, Molluscicide, Mutagenic, Myorelaxant, Nematicide, Ovicide, Parasiticide, Peristaltic, Positive Inotropic, Proteolytic, Respirastimulant, Schistosomicide, Secretagogue, Sialagogue, Stimulant, Stomachic, Thermogenic, Thromboxane-Synthetase Inhibitor, Tonic, Vasomotor Stimulant, Colic, Elephantiasis, Antiaggregant, Antialcoholic, Antiallergic, Antibacterial, Anticarcinogenic, Anticathartic, Anticholinergic, Anticonvulsant, Antidote, Antiedemic, Antiemetic, Antiemmenagogue, Antihistaminic, Antiinflammatory, Antileukotriene, Antilipidemic, Antimutagenic, Antinarcotic, Antinauseant, Antioxidant, Antirhinoviral, Antisecretory, Antiseptic, Antiserotoninergic, Antispasmodic, Antithrombic, Antithromboxane