Responding to the increased popularity of herbal medicines and other forms of
complementary or alternative medicine world-wide, this reference reviews and evaluates …

Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe, Zingiberacae) is a medicinal plant that has been widely
used in Chinese, Ayurvedic and Tibb-Unani herbal medicines all over the world, since …

Abstract N. sativa (N. sativa) has been used since ancient times, when a scientific concept
about the use of medicinal plants for the treatment of human illnesses and alleviation of their …

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a plant used in traditional medicine against different diseases
because of its various properties (antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory …

Zingiberis rhizoma is used as a broadspectrum antiemetic. We, therefore, conducted a
comprehensive review of the literature to summarize the pharmacological and clinical effects …

Molecules from symbiotic microorganisms pervasively infiltrate almost every organ system of
a mammalian host, marking the initiation of microbial–host mutualism in utero, long before …

Phytochemicals are bioactive plant compounds that can be used as antimicrobial,
antibacterial, anticancer agents and are reported to prevent cancer, cardiovascular and …

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 …

Encyclopedia of Dietary Supplements presents peer-reviewed, objective entries that
rigorously examine the most significant scientific research on basic chemical, preclinical …

OBJECTIVES: To estimate whether the use of ginger to treat nausea or vomiting in
pregnancy is equivalent to pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6). METHODS: A randomized …