"Ginger" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Deciduous plant rich in volatile oil (OILS, VOLATILE). It is used as a flavoring agent and has many other uses both internally and topically.
MeSH Number(s)
B01.650.940.800.575.100.975.900.444
Concept/Terms
Ginger- Ginger
- Gingers
- Zingiber officinale
- Zingiber officinales
- officinale, Zingiber
- officinales, Zingiber
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Ginger" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Ginger" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Ginger" by people in Profiles.
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The effect of an oral ginger supplementation on NF-?B concentration in peripheral blood mononuclear cells and anthropomorphic data of patients with type 2 diabetes: A randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Complement Ther Med. 2019 Feb; 42:7-11.
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Asymmetric dimethylarginine and soluble inter-cellular adhesion molecule-1 serum levels alteration following ginger supplementation in patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. J Complement Integr Med. 2018 Aug 11; 16(2).
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Ginger improves cognitive function via NGF-induced ERK/CREB activation in the hippocampus of the mouse. J Nutr Biochem. 2014 Oct; 25(10):1058-65.
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6-Shogaol, an active constituent of ginger, attenuates neuroinflammation and cognitive deficits in animal models of dementia. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2014 Jun 20; 449(1):8-13.
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Dietary agonists of TRPV1 inhibit gastric acid secretion in mice. Planta Med. 2012 Nov; 78(17):1801-6.
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Anti-inflammatory effects of the Zingiber officinale roscoe constituent 12-dehydrogingerdione in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated Raw 264.7 cells. Phytother Res. 2013 Aug; 27(8):1200-5.
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Safety of ginger use in pregnancy: results from a large population-based cohort study. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2013 Feb; 69(2):269-77.
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Immunomodulatory activity of Zingiber officinale Roscoe, Salvia officinalis L. and Syzygium aromaticum L. essential oils: evidence for humor- and cell-mediated responses. J Pharm Pharmacol. 2009 Jul; 61(7):961-7.
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Molecular cloning and functional characterization of alpha-humulene synthase, a possible key enzyme of zerumbone biosynthesis in shampoo ginger (Zingiber zerumbet Smith). Planta. 2008 May; 227(6):1291-9.
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Cytotoxic and apoptotic activities of diarylheptanoids and gingerol-related compounds from the rhizome of Chinese ginger. J Ethnopharmacol. 2005 Nov 14; 102(2):177-84.