Mother Herbs (P) Ltd

Chemical Constituents and Components: Main chemical components are gingerol, zingerone, shogaol, zingiberene, cineol, borneol, phellandrene, Citral, zingiberene, Linalool, chavicol, vanillyl alcohol, camphene, and resin.

Action :
Gingerols: 1. It causes suppression of spontaneous Ca2+ spikes and isometric contractions. 2. It inhibits human platelet activation and aggregation. 3. It inhibits the growth of H. pylori CagA+ strains in vitro and contributes to its chemopreventative effects. 4. It significantly inhibits prostaglandin biosynthesizing enzyme (PG synthetase).

Curing Diseases:1. It is used in dyspepsia, diarrhoea, colic, flatulence, vomiting and nausea.
2. It is used in a cough, cold, asthma and pharyngoplasty.
3. It is used in cholera, elephantiasis, and inflammations.
4. It is also helpful in cardiac diseases.

Research Information: Extract of Zingiber officinale rhizome is a potent inhibitor of platelet activation and aggregation. (Ref. Koo, K.L. and et.al., Gingerols and related analogs inhibit arachidonic acid-induced human platelet serotonin release and aggregation, Thromb Res. 2001 Sep 1;103 (5):387-397)

Possible Combinations:Zingiber officinale + Terminalia arjuna + terminalia chebula + asparagus racemosus + Withania somnifera (for high blood pressure)

Uses : Root is said to increase the digestive power and promote appetite. It is a powerful irritant and has well marked antiseptic properties. A liniment made from bruised root mixed with a little bland oil is used as a rubefacient in rheumatism, paralytic affections, in enlarged glands, buboes etc. This herb cures certain cases of leucoderma. It is also useful for other skin diseases and for scorpion-sting. Scraped root is introduced into the mouth of the womb to procure illegal abortion. A tincture of the root is used in secondary syphilis, in leprosy and also in dyspepsia, piles, flatulence, loss of appetite and other digestive complaints. It is a good remedy to check post partum hemorrhage. The milky juice of the plant is used in ophthalmia and in scabies. It is an antiseptic, and is also useful in the management of skin disorders, rheumatism, and mental disorders.

Uses: Roots are bitter, refrigerant, depurative, diuretic, emmenagogue, and abortifacient. It is useful in burning sensation, dipsia, leprosy, skin diseases, amenorrhoea, and dysmenorrhoea. It is also useful in premature graying of hair. Leaves are bitter, astringent, acrid, refrigerant, diuretic, expectorant, anti-inflammatory, constipating, febrifuge and liver tonic. It is useful in wounds, ulcers, burning sensations, inflammations, scabies, leprosy, leucoderma, boils, amenorrhoea, dysmenorrhoea, fever, ophthalmia, hemorrhages, splenopathy and strangury. Flowers are cardiotonic, refrigerant, febrifuge and tonic. it is useful in cephalalgia, burning sensation, insomnia, and fever. Leaves are useful in wounds ulcers a strangury cough, bronchitis, dysentery etc. It lowers body temperature to soothe headaches, fevers and burning feet.