Zingiber officinale Rosc. (Zingiberaceae)
Abstract
Ginger is one of the oldest remedies; Greeks became aware of it probably through Persian physicians. Dioscorides described it as hot, digestive, gently laxative, stomachic and having all the properties of pepper; it was an ingredient in collyria and antidotes to poison. Galen recommended it in all complaints arising from cold humours. Avicenna and other Arab and Persian physicians followed the Greeks but expanded its use as an aphrodisiac. It...
Paper Details
Title
Zingiber officinale Rosc. (Zingiberaceae)
Published Date
Jan 1, 2020
Journal
Pages
1957 - 1997
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