User:Herb5902/ginger

zingiber officinale, rhizome

gingerols
gingerol, gingerdiol, gingerdione, beta-carotene, capsaicin, caffeic acid and curumin

Benefits:

• Increases CD4 count
• Lowers blood pressure in a dose dependent manner

• Wound healing
• Squamous cell carcinoma
• blood sugar due to:
  • insulin resistance
    • inhibits lipid peroxidation
    • activates AMPK and stimulates mitochondrial biogenesis
  • insulin secretion
    • protects β-cells
• protective effects against several diabetes-linked complications, notably
  • nephropathy and
  • diabetic cataract
• Suppresses sorbitol accumulation by inhibiting aldose reductase
• Osteoarthritis
• Infections
  • RSV
  • Cold and Flu
  • gingivitis and periodontitis
  • Beta lactamase Inhibitor
    • STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS
• Asthma
• Diarrhea due to Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Flatulence
• pain
  • migraines
• stimulates granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) seccreation
  • activates macrophages
• Antiviral
  • Weak cytotoxic and anti-HIV-1 activities
  • HCV protease inhibitor

Side Effects:

• Stimulates interleukin-6 (IL-6) secretion by macrophages