Plants of the genus Zingiber as a source of bioactive phytochemicals: from tradition to pharmacy
Plants of the genus Zingiber (Family Zingiberaceae) are widely used throughout the world as food and medicinal plants. They represent very popular herbal remedies in various traditional healing systems; in particular, rhizome of Zingiber spp. plants has a long history of ethnobotanical uses because...
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| author | Sharifi-Rad, Mehdi Varoni, Elena Maria Salehi, Bahare Sharifi-Rad, Javad Matthews, Karl R Ayatollahi, Seyed Abdulmajid Kobarfard, Farzad Ibrahim, Salam A Mnayer, Dima Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin Sharifi-Rad, Majid Yousaf, Zubaida Iriti, Marcello Basile, Adriana Rigano, Daniela |
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| description | Plants of the genus Zingiber (Family Zingiberaceae) are widely used throughout the world as food and medicinal plants. They represent very popular herbal remedies in various traditional healing systems; in particular, rhizome of Zingiber spp. plants has a long history of ethnobotanical uses because of a plethora of curative properties. Antimicrobial activity of rhizome essential oil has been extensively confirmed in vitro and attributed to its chemical components, mainly consisting of monoterpene and sesquiterpene hydrocarbons such as α-zingiberene, ar-curcumene, β-bisabolene and β-sesquiphellandrene. In addition, gingerols have been identified as the major active components in the fresh rhizome, whereas shogaols, dehydrated gingerol derivatives, are the predominant pungent constituents in dried rhizome. Zingiber spp. may thus represent a promising and innovative source of natural alternatives to chemical food preservatives. This approach would meet the increasing concern of consumers aware of the potential health risks associated with the conventional antimicrobial agents in food. This narrative review aims at providing a literature overview on Zingiber spp. plants, their cultivation, traditional uses, phytochemical constituents and biological activities. |
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| spelling | upm-627702022-11-08T03:59:09Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62770/ Plants of the genus Zingiber as a source of bioactive phytochemicals: from tradition to pharmacy Sharifi-Rad, Mehdi Varoni, Elena Maria Salehi, Bahare Sharifi-Rad, Javad Matthews, Karl R Ayatollahi, Seyed Abdulmajid Kobarfard, Farzad Ibrahim, Salam A Mnayer, Dima Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin Sharifi-Rad, Majid Yousaf, Zubaida Iriti, Marcello Basile, Adriana Rigano, Daniela Plants of the genus Zingiber (Family Zingiberaceae) are widely used throughout the world as food and medicinal plants. They represent very popular herbal remedies in various traditional healing systems; in particular, rhizome of Zingiber spp. plants has a long history of ethnobotanical uses because of a plethora of curative properties. Antimicrobial activity of rhizome essential oil has been extensively confirmed in vitro and attributed to its chemical components, mainly consisting of monoterpene and sesquiterpene hydrocarbons such as α-zingiberene, ar-curcumene, β-bisabolene and β-sesquiphellandrene. In addition, gingerols have been identified as the major active components in the fresh rhizome, whereas shogaols, dehydrated gingerol derivatives, are the predominant pungent constituents in dried rhizome. Zingiber spp. may thus represent a promising and innovative source of natural alternatives to chemical food preservatives. This approach would meet the increasing concern of consumers aware of the potential health risks associated with the conventional antimicrobial agents in food. This narrative review aims at providing a literature overview on Zingiber spp. plants, their cultivation, traditional uses, phytochemical constituents and biological activities. MDPI AG 2017-12 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62770/1/Plants%20of%20the%20genus%20.pdf Sharifi-Rad, Mehdi and Varoni, Elena Maria and Salehi, Bahare and Sharifi-Rad, Javad and Matthews, Karl R and Ayatollahi, Seyed Abdulmajid and Kobarfard, Farzad and Ibrahim, Salam A and Mnayer, Dima and Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin and Sharifi-Rad, Majid and Yousaf, Zubaida and Iriti, Marcello and Basile, Adriana and Rigano, Daniela (2017) Plants of the genus Zingiber as a source of bioactive phytochemicals: from tradition to pharmacy. Molecules, 22 (12). pp. 1-20. ISSN 1420-3049; ESSN: 1431-5165 https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/22/12/2145/htm 10.3390/molecules22122145 |
| spellingShingle | Sharifi-Rad, Mehdi Varoni, Elena Maria Salehi, Bahare Sharifi-Rad, Javad Matthews, Karl R Ayatollahi, Seyed Abdulmajid Kobarfard, Farzad Ibrahim, Salam A Mnayer, Dima Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin Sharifi-Rad, Majid Yousaf, Zubaida Iriti, Marcello Basile, Adriana Rigano, Daniela Plants of the genus Zingiber as a source of bioactive phytochemicals: from tradition to pharmacy |
| title | Plants of the genus Zingiber as a source of bioactive phytochemicals: from tradition to pharmacy |
| title_full | Plants of the genus Zingiber as a source of bioactive phytochemicals: from tradition to pharmacy |
| title_fullStr | Plants of the genus Zingiber as a source of bioactive phytochemicals: from tradition to pharmacy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Plants of the genus Zingiber as a source of bioactive phytochemicals: from tradition to pharmacy |
| title_short | Plants of the genus Zingiber as a source of bioactive phytochemicals: from tradition to pharmacy |
| title_sort | plants of the genus zingiber as a source of bioactive phytochemicals: from tradition to pharmacy |
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