Stimulant ginger

Pancreatic effect. Ginger (50 mg%), administered orally to rats, significantly enhanced pancreatic lipase activity and significantly stimulated trypsin and chymot-rypsin. The stimulatory influence was not observed when the treatment was restricted to a single dose . 

Backon, J. Ginger Inhibition of thromboxane synthetase and stimulation of prostacyclin relevance for medicine and psychiatry. Med Hypotheses 1986 20(3) 271-278. 

Hedychium coronarium Koen. Shan Ren (Ginger lily) (flower, rhizome) Sesquiterpenes, phenols, aldehyde, ketone, 1,8-cineole, camphene, beta-pinene.60-195 Stimulant. 

Zingiber zerumbet Smith Qiu Jiang (Ginger) (rhizome)55-60 3".4"-0-diacetylafzelin, zerumbone, zerumbone epoxide, curcuminoids diferuloylmethane, feruloyl-p-coumaroylmethane, di-p-coumaroylmethane, essential oils, alpha-humulene.192-193-195 These compounds are cytotoxic. A tonic, stimulant, depurative, to treat asthma, stomachache, antimicrobial properties. This plant plays an important role in masculine rituals and it makes women sterile. 

STIMULANTS Produce increased nervous sensibility, with consequent improved functional action.—Adonis, Bay-berry, Blood Root, Butterbur,. Cayenne, Cloves, Horseradish, Pennyroyal, Peppermint, Prickly Ash, Sassafras, Wild Ginger. 

Ghayurefo/. (2005)reportedthe hypotensive, endothelium-dependent and -independent vasodilator and cardio-suppressant and stimulant effects of aqueous extract (Zo. Cr) of ginger. Zo.Cr, which tested positive for saponins, flavonoids, amines, alkaloids and terpenoids, induced a dose-dependent... 

Jolad, S.D., Lantz, R.C., Chen, G.J., Bates, R.B. and Timmermann, B.N. (2005) Commercially processed dry ginger (Zingiber officinale) composition and effects on LPS-stimulated PGE2 production. Phytochemistry 66(13), 1614-1635. 

Sesquiterpenols are found in appreciable amounts in oils of ginger, carrot, valerian, patchouli and vetiver. The pharmacological effects are quite varied and general properties assigned to them include anti-inflammatory, stimulant to liver and glands, and tonic. 

In the British Isles during the Depression of the 1930s, calamus was often chewed by people unable to buy tobacco. The root tastes much like ginger and, in small quantities of up to two inches, is stimulating and euphoric. 

Trained people can consume large amounts of chili peppers without any adverse effects. The molecular basis for the tolerance to hot food is the facility by which TRPVl can be desensitized by repeated stimulation. Thus, our tongue can easily becomedesensitizedtocapsaicinbyrepeated(lOtimes) application of a 1 %solution. Sensitivity to other pungent compounds from spices (piperine (18) from pepper, gingerol (57) from ginger, allyl isothiocyanate (71) from mustard oil) is also lost, and the effect lasts approximately one day [104]. 

Asarum canadense. Wild ginger. Aromatic stimulant, tonic and diaphoretic. 20 to 30 grs. Rad. 1[lb.j 0[oz.]... 

Spice and appetite stimulating chilli, mustard, pepper, nutmeg, ginger, cardamon, cinnamon and saffron. 

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