Ginger, belonging to the Zingiberaceae family, is well known for its promising role in digestive health. The use of ginger and its bioactive components are well cited in many systems of medicine, including most modern nutraceutical industries, for their vivid range of health benefits. Ginger contains volatile oils, fibres, carbohydrates, and the phenolic pungent principles gingerols and its dehydrated form, shogaols. Most of the pharmacological activities and the pungency are contributed by the so-called pungent principles gingerols, including 6-gingerol, 8-gingerol, 10-gingerol, and its dehydrated form 6-shogaol and 8-shogaol. Ginger also contains bioactives like essential oil components consisting of terpenes and proteins, carbohydrates, fibres, etc. Incorporation of (PNS®) Technology for ‘sandwiching’ the bioactive components like gingerols in the polar and non-polar matrix of the ginger further helps to deliver a ginger-based product with full spectrum of ginger.
The growing demand for plant-derived phytochemicals and their value-added nutraceutical products, food and food products and functional foods is gaining momentum. Among them, gingerols is a vital pharmacologically active component, which has demonstrated a comprehensive series of therapeutic effects, particularly anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, gastro-protective action, antifungal, antibacterial, analgesic, and antipyretic activities, etc. However, the important function of gingerols in functional foods and nutraceuticals is highly limited due to its poor water solubility owing to its lipid nature. This severely decreases its bioavailability and bioefficacy and its rapid metabolism, barring the medical applications.
Staying true to Ayurvedic principles, GINACTIV® focuses on all the nutrients in the ginger root, not one sole bioactive. Again, leveraging Aurea’s proprietary Polar / Non-Polar Sandwiching Technology (PNS®), GINACTIV® consists of a non-polar part composed of ginger essential oils and a polar part composed of ginger fibre/protein extract; gingerols are sandwiched between these two layers to help the transmission of bio-active components across the lipid membrane.
GINACTIV® is an excellent low dosage option to any comprehensive digestive formulation. Ginger’s established benefits continue to grow, and Aurea Biolabs continues to invest in research, solidifying ginger’s position in the digestive health market.
