Fluid and powdered extract of Zingiber officinalewith high content of gingerols and shogaols
KEY ACTIONS
RAW MATERIAL
CHARACTERISTIC MOLECULES
ACTION
The pungent componentscharacteristic of ginger root are able to exert a broad-spectrum antioxidant action: they act both as scavenger molecules and as endogenous cytoprotective enzymes transcription promoters through activation of the nuclear transcription factor Nrf2.
RAW MATERIAL
Ginger
Zingiber officinale is a root belonging to the Zingiberaceae family that is widespread in Asia, Africa, India, Jamaica, Mexico and Hawaii.
It is used both as a spice and in natural medicine, where it is renowned for its healing properties in the treatment of the common cold, nausea, asthma, coughs, colic, palpitations, tympanites and swellings.
Ginger
Zingiber officinale is a root belonging to the Zingiberaceae family that is widespread in Asia, Africa, India, Jamaica, Mexico and Hawaii.
It is used both as a spice and in natural medicine, where it is renowned for its healing properties in the treatment of the common cold, nausea, asthma, coughs, colic, palpitations, tympanites and swellings.
FORMULATIONS
Ginerol® is available in:
- Fluid formulation
- Powder formulation
Chemical characterisation is based on high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS).
Ginerol® is standardised and titrated to 7% w/w pungent components (sum gingerols and shogaols); this allows accurate dosing in various galenic and nutraceutical forms.
