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(6)-Shogaol, a pungent component of ginger, which is contained in semi-dried ginger but is rarely found in fresh ginger inhibited carrageenin-induced swelling of hind paw in rats and arachidonic acid (AA)-induced platelet aggregation in rabbits. Moreover, (6)-shogaol prevented prostaglandin I2
Spinal cord injury (SCI) results in progressive waves of secondary injuries, which via the activation of a barrage of noxious pathological mechanisms exacerbate the injury to the spinal cord. Secondary injuries are associated with edema, inflammation, excitotoxicity, excessive cytokine release,
Red ginger (Zingiber officinale var. Rubra) has been prescribed as an analgesic for arthritis pain in Indonesian traditional medicine. The surface color of the rhizome is purple because of the anthocyanidins in its peel. We prepared 40% ethanolic extract from dried red ginger (red ginger extract
The ethanolic extract of grains of paradise (Aframomum melegueta Schum, Zingiberaceae) has been evaluated for inhibitory activity on cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) enzyme, in vivo for the anti-inflammatory activity and expression of several pro-inflammatory genes. Bioactivity-guided fractionation showed
BACKGROUND
Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) is a well known anti-inflammatory drug in the Egyptian, Indian and Chinese folk medicines, yet its mechanism of action is unclear.
OBJECTIVE
To explore its mechanism of action and to correlate it to its biophytochemicals.
METHODS
Various extracts viz.