Ginger extract with good stomachic and anti-inflammatory effects

Ginger extract is extracted from the fresh roots of the ginger through supercritical CO2 (SCDE). The main active ingredient: zingiber officinale  gingerol. The 2015 Pharmacopoeia mentioned that zingiber officinale gingerol can stimulate to dispel cold, warm the spleen and stomach and alleviate vomiting, prevent phlegm from forming and stop coughing, detoxicate fish and crab. Zingiber officinale gingerol is divided into different types, namely gingerol, ginger phenol, ginger ketone, gingerdione and gingerdiol etc. 

Production process:

Ginger extract is derived from fresh rhizome of ginger. Harvest in autumn and winter, remove the fibrous roots and sediment, dry to water content of below 5%, smash, then the coarse powder is obtained. Input the raw materials into pot, add 12 times amount of 60% ethanol, reflux and extract for three times with temperature controlled between 65℃ and 85 ℃ and the extraction time is 3 hours, 2 hours, 1 hour respectively, filter the extracting solution, merge the filtrates for the three times and adsorb through macroporous resin, respectively elute with with 70-80% ethanol, 50-60% ethanol, 30-40% ethanol, merge the eluate and stand for 1-3 hours, filter to get crude extract; concentrate the extract to 20-30% of the original volume, stand for 1-2 hours, filter and dry, then the finished ginger extract is obtained. For high content of ginger extract, the processes such as extraction, chromatography, and crystallization are further required.

General specification: zingiber officinale gingerol 5% (HPLC)

Main efficacy:

1. Anti-nausea and anti-vomiting:

Ginger extract is used for preventing nausea caused by chemotherapy and surgical anesthesia, reducing motion sickness due to travel by car or boat, relieving the pregnancy-induced and postoperative nausea and vomiting.

2. Anti-inflammatory

Ginger extract has long been used for reducing inflammatory effects. In fact, many herbalists are currently applying ginger extract to help the treatment of health problems caused by inflammation, such as rthritis, bronchitis and ulcerative colitis. The patients who take ginger extract feel less pain than those taking placebo and require less antalgica.

3. Digestive Tonic Efficacy.

Ginger extract is considered to be a tonic for the digestive tract. It can stimulate digestive function and nourish the intestinal muscles, facilitate the substance to move in the digestive tract and reducing the irritation to the intestinal tract. Ginger extract may protect the stomach from the damage of alcohol and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and may contribute to the prevention of ulcers.

4. Heatstroke prevention and cooling

Ginger extract is also used for relieving the heatstroke symptoms, such as dizziness, chest tightness, and nausea etc.

5. Antioxidant and inhibit tumor

The zingiber officinale gingerol of ginger extract has the effects of antioxidant and free radicals elimination. It can inhibit the tumor, confront the lipofuscin and reduce senile plaques.

Application of ginger extract:

With a variety of biological activity, ginger extract is applied in various fields, including functional drinks, health food, food additives, health care drugs and other fields.

Precautions:

For the prevention or treatment of motion sickness, take 500mg of dry ginger powder extract one to one and a half hours before traveling, and then take 500mg of the extract every two to four hours. Children under six years old should only take half of the adult dose. For the treatment of nausea during pregnancy, the dose for women can be 1 gram per day, but ginger extract should only be used for remission of nausea symptoms rather than as the main drug.  Ginger may have potential for the treatment of nausea caused by anesthesia or chemotherapy, but take it only under the supervision of the physician.