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Zingiber officinale : A Potential Plant against Rheumatoid Arthritis
Joint Authors
al-Nahain, Abdullah
Jahan, Rownak
Rahmatullah, Mohammed
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-05-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease particularly affecting elderly people which leads to massive bone destruction with consequent inflammation, pain, and debility.
Allopathic medicine can provide only symptomatic relief.
However, Zingiber officinale is a plant belonging to the Zingiberaceae family, which has traditionally been used for treatment of RA in alternative medicines of many countries.
Many of the phytochemical constituents of the rhizomes of this plant have therapeutic benefits including amelioration of RA.
This review attempts to list those phytochemical constituents with their reported mechanisms of action.
It is concluded that these phytochemicals can form the basis of discovery of new drugs, which not only can provide symptomatic relief but also may provide total relief from RA by stopping RA-induced bone destruction.
As the development of RA is a complex process, further research should be continued towards elucidating the molecular details leading to RA and drugs that can stop or reverse these processes by phytoconstituents of ginger.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Nahain, Abdullah& Jahan, Rownak& Rahmatullah, Mohammed. 2014. Zingiber officinale : A Potential Plant against Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arthritis،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-450528
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Nahain, Abdullah…[et al.]. Zingiber officinale : A Potential Plant against Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arthritis No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-450528
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Nahain, Abdullah& Jahan, Rownak& Rahmatullah, Mohammed. Zingiber officinale : A Potential Plant against Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arthritis. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-450528
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-450528