Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) is widely used as a spice throughout the world. It has been a component of herbal medicines for colds, constipation, insomnia, and relief from flatulence, etc. in traditional Thai medicine. In other traditions such as Indian and Chinese medicine, ginger has been used for several disorders such as nausea and arthritis[Read…]

Olive oil is a vegetable oil obtained from olives, the fruits of the olive tree (Oleaeuropaea L.; family Oleaceae). Olive oil is obtained by pressing and crushing whole olives and separating the oil by physical or chemical processes. If olive oil is obtained “solely by mechanical or other physical means under conditions, particularly thermal conditions,[Read…]