Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe): A hot remedy for cardiovascular disease?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 408-409

  Nicoll, Rachel ^a   Henein, Michael Y ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arterial disease; Cardiovascular disease; Ginger

Indexed keywords

GINGER EXTRACT;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTERITIS; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFECT; GINGER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INOTROPISM; LOW DRUG DOSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; GINGER; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS;

EID: 58149204183     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.07.107     Document Type: Article

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