α-zingiberene, β-sesquiphellandrene.
Food Supplements.
The ginger rhizome has been known for over 6,000 years in India and China for treating stomach upsets, diarrhoea and Nausea, and is also widely used in cooking. Several double-blind, placebo-controlled studies have established ginger's efficiency and safety in the treatment of nausea during pregnancy and Post-operational nausea.
The "Commission E" for phytotherapy recognises the medicinal use of ginger rhizome to treat digestive disorders and prevent nausea caused by motion sickness.
Traditionally reputed for its properties:
Digestive tonic, carminative, stomachic; sexual tonic; aphrodisiac; analgesic; venous and lymphatic decongestant.