Ginger Root
Zingiber officinale
Also known as: Common Ginger, Adrak
Overview
A cornerstone of Ayurvedic Agni (digestive fire) restoration. Ginger is a widely studied botanical, with over 100 identified compounds, including the gingerols and shogaols linked to its traditional digestive and anti-nausea uses.
Proposed mechanism
6-gingerol and shogaols inhibit COX-2 and 5-LOX inflammatory pathways, accelerate gastric emptying, stimulate bile production, modulate the gut microbiome, and activate the gut-brain axis via vagal afferents.
Mechanisms describe how researchers think a compound may act, often from laboratory work — a proposed mechanism is not proof of a clinical effect in people.
Traditional & studied uses
Related pathways
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