GINGEROL : A REVIEW

G inger is a medicinal plant that has been widely used in Chinese, Ayurvedic and Tibb - Unani herbal medicines all over the world and has a long history of use in traditional systems of medicine. Ginger, the rhizome of Zingiber officinale, is one of the most widely used species of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae) and is a common condiment for various foods and beverages. Ginger has a long history of medicinal use dating back 2,500 years in China and India for conditions such as headaches, nausea, rheumatism, and colds. Ginger, the rhizome of the Zingiber officinale has show n therapeutic role in the health management since ancient time and considered as potential chemopreventive agent. Numerous studies based on clinical trials and animal model has shown that ginger and its constituents shows significant role in the prevention of diseases via modulation of genetic and metabolic activities. They are reported to demonstrate various activities such as antiemetic, antipyretic, analgesic, antiarthritic, and antiinflammatory activities, Antibacterial, antidiebetic and antioxidant ac tivity and in present review Ginger extract with the ingredients such as Gingerols will emphasize on Antibacterial, antidiebetic and antioxidant activity. It was revealed that these differences in the range of gingerol content suggest that there must be different exogenous and endogenous factors affecting the quality and purity of the drug. Herbal drugs have been used since ancient times as medicines for the treatment of a range of disease . [1] It is concluded that ginger and its bioactive components have the potential for development of modern medicine in the treatment of various diseases in near future