Carminatives & GI regulators Ginger PH

2 DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION ANDHRA PRADESH Name : B. Janaki Ramayya Designation : Sr. Lecturer Branch : Pharmacy Institute : GPW, Srikakulam Year/Semester : I. D.Pharm Subject : Pharmacognosy Subject code : Ph-103 Topic : Carminatives & GI regulators Duration : 50 Mts Sub-topic : Ginger Teaching Aids : Ppt, Photographs

PH Recap In the last class we learnt about The monograph of Cardamom

PH OBJECTIVES On the completion of this class you would be able to know The monograph of Ginger

PH Known to unknown 1.Name some House hold remedies for Indigestion 2.What is the content of Zinger tincture? 3.What is the phenolic content of Zinger ?

PH Synonym : Zingiber, Zingiberis Biological Source : Fresh or dried / peeled or unpeeled Or coated rhizomes of Zingibar officinale Family : Zingiberaceae GINGER Fig.23.1.

PH GINGER Geographical Source : N ative of South East Asia also cultivated in India West Indies Jamaica Africa Australia Mauritius Taiwan Fig.23.2.

PH GINGER Organoleptic characters: Colour : buff Odour : agreeable & aromatic Taste : agreeable & pungent Size : 5 to 15 x 1.5 to 6.5 Shape : laterally compressed bearing short flat,ovate & oblique branch on the upper side, with bud at apex Fracture : short Fig.23.3.

PH GINGER Chemical Constituents : 0.25 – 3% Volatile oil 5 – 8% Resinous matter and Starch Volatile oil contains: Zingiberene (main constituent) Gingerol (pungent principle)

PH GINGER Chemical test : 1. Boil the drug with 2% Potassium hydroxide Pungency of Gingerol is destroyed

PH GINGER Standards : Water soluble extractives : not less than 10% Alcohol soluble extractives: not less than 4.5% Total ash : not more than 6% Water soluble ash : not less than 1.7%

PH GINGER Uses : Carminative Stomachic Flavoring agent Storage : coated with lime to improve colour and quality, hence this variety is known as Limed ginger.

PH Summary In this class we learnt about The monograph Zinger Zingiber officinale belongs to Family Zingiberaceae Contains Volatile oil, Zingiberene as main constituent Used as Carminative and spice.

PH Quiz 1.Ginger belongs to the family a. Zingiberaceae b. Leguminosae c. Solanaceae d. Umbelliferae

PH Quiz 2. Ginger is used as a. Anti-pyretic b. Carminative c. Anti-diabetic d. Anti-viral

PH Quiz 3. Ginger contains a. Alkaloids b. Glycosides c. Volatile oil d. Saponins

PH Frequently asked Questions 1. Give one example for Carminative and mention the Biological Source, Active Constituents and Uses of one drug. ( September ‘2002) 2. State the Biological Source, Family, Chemical Constituents and Uses of Ginger. ( June’ 2002)