*The Therapeutic and Phytopharmacological Potential of Ginger (*Zingiber officinale*) DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.105900*

pharmacological effects. Cold-induced disease, colic, dyspepsia, loss of appetite, swellings, heart palpitation, nausea, asthma, cough and rheumatism have all been treated with fresh ginger. Anti-inflammatory qualities, anti-thrombotic properties, cholesterol-lowering characteristics, blood pressure-lowering properties, anti-microbial properties, anti-oxidant properties, anti-tumor properties, and hypoglycaemic activities are all medicinal properties linked with ginger. Ginger can help with cancer, obesity, heart disease, osteoarthritis, hypertension, bacterial infections and diabetes among other things. Ginger is a herbal, readily available, low-cost treatment with a low risk profile that can be used in place of chemical, rare, and expensive pharmaceuticals. Ginger can alter critical fundamental processes involved in COVID-19 formation because of its antiviral, anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, and antioxidant properties. This study summarizes current understanding about the possibility of ginger and its components for the treatment of COVID-19. Ginger appears to have some promising health advantages, according to other scientific literature, and further data from additional clinical research will help confirm whether ginger's many health benefits can be realized in humans. Herbal remedies and other nutraceuticals are increasingly and extensively used by a substantial part of the population. To sum up, treatment with natural herbal medicine especially ginger, non-synthetic drug, is recommended. However, the majority of these pharmacological benefits of ginger must be confirmed in clinical research before the pharmacological usefulness of ginger and its ingredients may be endorsed.
