Zingiber officinale: 3 definitions

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In Hinduism
1. Ayurveda
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Zingiber officinale means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Cosmetics, Perfumery, Skin care and other Ayurvedic Beauty treatments

Source: Ancient Science of Life: Critical review of Ayurvedic Varṇya herbs

Zingiber officinale (Sanskrit: śuṇṭhi, commonly called ‘ginger’) is the name of a medicinal plant used in Ayurveda to promote skin care and enhance the beauty of the skin (varṇya).—Zingiber officinale is commonly used and posseses many health benefits. 6-Gingerol has been found to be an active component of ginger whose effects on mushroom tyrosinase and melanin content were determined spectrophotometrically and the expression of tyrosinase and related proteins in B16F10 murine melanoma cells was evaluated by Western blotting. A Study had reported that 6-gingerol (25-100 µM) effectively suppresses murine tyrosinase activity and decreases the amount of melanin as well as intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) level in a dose-dependent manner acting as a good whitening agent for skin.

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: Asian Agri-History: Paśu Āyurvēda (Veterinary Medicine) in Garuḍapurāṇa

Zingiber officinale (in Sanskrit: viśvabheṣaja) is used in the Viśodhana (“washing off the wound’s impurities”) of wounds (vraṇa), according to Āyurveda sections in the Garuḍapurāṇa.—[...] After Viśodhana (wash off the ulcer's/wound's impurities by medicated decoction), the following formulations can be used for śodhana (purification) and ropaṇa (healing) externally:—[... e.g.,] The eraṇḍa-mūla (Castor root), two types of haridrā (Turmeric), Citraka (Plumbago zeylanica), Viśvabheṣaja (Zingiber officinale), Rasona (Allium sativum) and saindhava (rock salt) are ground well with takra (butter milk) or kāñjī (sour gruel). [...]

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Latin names; Binomial nomenclature)

Zingiber officinale Roscoe is the name of a plant defined in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in modern medicine, Ayurveda, and other local traditions or folk medicine. It has the following synonyms: Amomum angustifolium Salisb., nom. illeg., Amomum zingiber L., Amomum zinziba Hill, Curcuma longifolia Wall, Zingiber aromaticum Noronha, nom inval., Zingiber cholmondeleyi (F.M. Bailey) K. Schum., Zingiber cholmondeleyi K. Schum., Zingiber majus Rumph., Zingiber missionis Wall., Zingiber officinale f. macrorhizonum (Makino) M. Hiroe, Zingiber officinale f. rubens (Makino) M. Hiroe, Zingiber officinale var. cholmondeleyi F.M. Bailey, Zingiber officinale var. macrorhizonum Makino, Zingiber officinale var. rubens Makino, Zingiber officinale var. rubrum Theilade, Zingiber officinale var. sichuanense (Z.Y. Zhu, S.L. Zhang & S.X. Chen) Z.Y. Zhu, S.L. Zhang & S.X. Chen, Zingiber sichuanense Z.Y. Zhu, S.L. Zhang & S.X. Chen, Zingiber zingiber (L.) H. Karst., nom. inval., tautonym, Zingiber zingiber H. Karst..

References regarding Zingiber officinale Roscoe for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1754)
· Verhandelingen van het bataviaasch genootschap van kunsten en wetenschappen (1790)
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1807)
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1820)
· Deutsche Flora. Pharmaceutisch-medicinische Botanik (1881)
· Deut. Fl. (Karsten), ed. 2 (1894)
· Bull. Bot. Survey India (1972)
· Zingiberaceae
· Zingiberoideae.
· Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae (1981)
· Current Science (1982)
· Nucleus (1984)
· Cytologia (1985)
· Bull. Sichuan Sch. Chinese Mater. Med. (1987)
· Fl. Sichuanica (1992)
· Regnum Vegetabile, or ‘a Series of Handbooks for the Use of Plant Taxonomists and Plant Geographers’ (1993)
· Cytologia (1997)
· Chromosome Science (1998)
· Cytologia (1998)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1998)

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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