A review of phytochemical, pharmacological and physiological properties of ginger (zingiber officinale)

Herbal medicines have been used as a therapeutic method for a long time. Ginger with a scientific name of Zingiber officinale from family of Zingibracea، is a one of the medicine herbal. It has a widely use in the traditional medicine and addition to its utilization as a dietary supplement، it is used in medicine frequently since ancient times. It has been used previous the decades، due to the diversity of its active components in the treatment of various diseases. The therapeutic spectrum of Ginger is in the treatment of rheumatism، cramps، asthma، nausea، vomiting، hypertension، dementia، fever and infection. The pharmacological actions of Ginger include antioxidant، anti-tumor، anti-apoptosis، anti-inflammation، anti hyperglycemia، anti cough and anti colds effects. The purpose of this study was to review of recent research، also investigation on the photochemical، pharmacological، and physiological properties of Ginger and its biological active components.