Ginger (Zingiber officinale roscoe)
is the plant that today is used in abundance all around the world. In
the past, this plant had been an important part of Chinese medicine, Hindi
traditional medicine and Greek medicine. It was used in the treatment of various
diseases like flu, rheumatism, nervous diseases, gingivitis, toothache, asthma,
stroke, constipation and diabetes. To date, several animal and human studies have investigated the effect of
ginger on blood glucose and lipids. The information of this article is obtained based on the results of our
search in pubmed and elsevier databases. According to the findings of most
studies in this basis, it seems that ginger probably can decrease blood glucose and
insulin, increase insulin sensitivity and improves lipid profile, especially in patients with type 2 diabetes. In this review, we represent
some of these studies and discuss the
possible mechanisms of the effect of ginger on glycemia and lipid profile.
