The effect of an aqueous extract of ginger (Zingiber officinale) on serum cholesterol and
triglyceride levels as well as platelet thromboxane-B2 and prostaglandin-E2 production was …

Introduction Many herbal medicinal products have potential hypocholesterolaemic activity
and encouraging safety profiles. However, only a limited amount of clinical research exists to …

The effects of air dried ginger powder (0.1 g/kg body weight, po, for 75 days) were studied
on experimentally induced atherosclerosis in rabbits by cholesterol feeding (0.3 g/kg body …

The effects of ethanolic extract of ginger (200 mg/kg, po) were studied in cholesterol fed
rabbits. The marked rise in serum and tissue cholesterol, serum triglycerides, serum …

We are interested in natural aspirin-like factors in foods as such factors may partly explain
the relatively low incidence of cardiovascular diseases in oriental countries (Thom and …

Ginger has been used by traditional Chinese and Indian medicine for over 25 centuries.
Fresh ginger contains 80.9% moisture, 2.3% protein, 0.9% fat, 1.2% minerals, 2.4% fibre and …

Ginger is known to possess hypolipidemic, antioxidant and hepatoprotective properties.
Combination therapy often takes advantage of complementary effects of different agents …

In a placebo-controlled study the effect of ginger and fenugreek was examined on blood
lipids, blood sugar, platelet aggregation, fibrinogen and fibrinolytic activity. The subjects …

Ginger is now exciting considerable interest for its potential to treat many aspects of
cardiovascular disease. This letter reviews the more recent trials, which suggest that ginger …

The purpose of this investigation was to determine the antiplatelet mechanism of gingerol.
Gingerol concentration‐dependently (0· 5–20 μm) inhibited the aggregation and release …