Health benefits of culinary herbs and spices

TA Jiang - Journal of AOAC International, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Spices and herbs have been in use for centuries both for culinary and medicinal purposes.
Spices not only enhance the flavor, aroma, and color of foodand beverages, but they can …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory effects of ginger in health and physical activity: review of current evidence

NS Mashhadi, R Ghiasvand, G Askari… - … journal of preventive …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) belongs to the family Zingiberaceae. The
health-promoting perspective of ginger is attributed to its rich phytochemistry. This study …

Herbal medicine: biomolecular and clinical aspects

IFF Benzie, S Wachtel-Galor - 2011 - books.google.com
Responding to the increased popularity of herbal medicines and other forms of
complementary or alternative medicine world-wide, this reference reviews and evaluates …

[HTML][HTML] Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using aqueous rhizome extract of Zingiber officinale and Curcuma longa: In-vitro anti-cancer potential on human colon …

B Venkatadri, E Shanparvish, MR Rameshkumar… - Saudi Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study was aimed to analyze the anti-cancer activity of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs)
synthesized using aqueous plant extracts from the rhizome of Curcuma longa and Zingiber …

6-Paradol and 6-shogaol, the pungent compounds of ginger, promote glucose utilization in adipocytes and myotubes, and 6-paradol reduces blood glucose in high-fat …

CK Wei, YH Tsai, M Korinek, PH Hung… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
The anti-diabetic activity of ginger powder (Zingiber officinale) has been recently promoted,
with the recommendation to be included as one of the dietary supplements for diabetic …

[HTML][HTML] Role of natural herbs in the treatment of hypertension

N Tabassum, F Ahmad - Pharmacognosy reviews, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hypertension (HTN) is the medical term for high blood pressure. It is dangerous because it
makes the heart work too hard and contributes to atherosclerosis (hardening of arteries) …

Phytochemicals of herbs and spices: Health versus toxicological effects

B Guldiken, G Ozkan, G Catalkaya, FD Ceylan… - Food and Chemical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Phytochemicals are bioactive plant compounds that can be used as antimicrobial,
antibacterial, anticancer agents and are reported to prevent cancer, cardiovascular and …

[HTML][HTML] The amazing and mighty ginger

AM Bode, Z Dong - … : Biomolecular and Clinical Aspects. 2nd edition, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The use of “natural” or alternative medicines has increased markedly over the last few years.
More and more older adults (ie, baby boomers) are using complementary and alternative …

Ginger and its health claims: molecular aspects

MS Butt, MT Sultan - Critical reviews in food science and nutrition, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Recent research has rejuvenated centuries-old traditional herbs to cure various ailments by
using modern tools like diet-based therapy and other regimens. Ginger is one of the classic …

Herbal immunomodulators-a remedial panacea for designing and developing effective drugs and medicines: current scenario and future prospects

R Tiwari, SK Latheef, I Ahmed, H Iqbal… - Current drug …, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Constant exposure to various stressors, such as immune pressure, rapidly
increasing population, deleterious changes in the ecosystem, climate change, infection with …