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Analysis of the 6-gingerol Content in Zingiber spp. and their Commercial Foods using HPLC

  • Cho, Sunghun;Lee, Dong Gu;Lee, Sullim;Chae, Sungwook;Lee, Sanghyun
    • Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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    • v.58 no.4
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    • pp.377-381
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    • 2015
  • The content analysis of 6-gingerol, which is an active compound, in Zingiber spp. (Z. officinale and Z. mioga) and their commercial foods (ginger teas and powders) was conducted using high-performance liquid chromatography. A reverse phase system was used, with a gradient solvent system of water and acetonitrile. The 6-gingerol content was highest in the methanol extract of Z. officinale root (17.09 mg/g extract) and ginger powder B (15.92 mg/g extract). The results demonstrated that this method was simple and reliable for the quality control of Zingiber commercial foods.

The History of Liquid Ear Acupuncture and the Current Scientific State of the Art

  • Litscher, Daniela;Litscher, Gerhard
    • Journal of Pharmacopuncture
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.109-113
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    • 2016
  • This short review article presents a current overview of existing publications and scientific results regarding liquid (ear) acupuncture. The injection of liquids into defined acupuncture points of the ear is not a method commonly used in the Western world. The term liquid acupuncture has different definitions, which makes understanding each definition and differentiating one from the other difficult. General terms like pharmacopuncture, homeosiniatry, and liquid acupuncture, which all describe the method of injecting different kinds of drugs into a defined body acupuncture point, are used. This article presents the history of liquid acupuncture, as well as the current scientific state of the art, from the point of view of two European researchers. Some articles are discussed and a few practical examples are presented.