Investigating the Antiviral Activity of Ginger: A Report

This report focuses on the antiviral activity of ginger (Zingiber officinale), investigating its impact on the human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV). The research employed hot water extracts of dried and fresh ginger on HEp-2 and A549 cell lines to assess the plaque reduction. The findings indicate that fresh ginger significantly reduced the formation of HRSV plaques in respiratory mucosal cell lines. The study highlights the potential of ginger as a natural remedy, emphasizing its traditional use and its efficacy in combating respiratory viruses. The report includes a figure illustrating the effects of ginger extracts and a graph demonstrating its antiviral activity, offering valuable insights into the medicinal properties of ginger. The study concludes that non-dried fresh ginger is highly effective against HRSV in human respiratory tract cell lines.

Running head: communication in science 1
Antiviral Activity of Ginger
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communication in science 2
Abstract
In this assignment, we are going to make a poster on the anti-viral activity of ginger
(Zingiber officinale Roscoe). Commonly known as a spice, ginger is widely used as a medicinal
plant. Ge-Gen-Tang (Kakkon-to; GGT) is the main ingredient of ginger. GGT has proved to act
as an antiviral agent against a virus known as HRSV (human respiratory syncytial virus). The
aim of our research was to discover the ever-available agent that will deal with the human
respiratory syncytial virus, we tried this speculation that ginger can successfully decrease the
HRSV and the formation of plague in the mucosal cell lines in respiratory. The methods and
material used in this research is the consequence of hot water extracts of dried and fresh ginger
on HRSV and Plaque reduction test was tested in HEp-2 (human upper) and (A549) low
respiratory tract cell lines. The results and findings were that Ginger (Zingiber officinale) can be
utilized healthfully in cooking or as a home-grown remedy and has been assessed in the
treatment of postoperative sicknesses like vomiting and nausea. It can work as antispasmodic and
enhances the tone of intestinal muscles. An ongoing small examination showed gains in the
ginger group in both placebo and ginger groups, with fewer symptoms. Ginger is accessible in
numerous forms, and ginger root tea is particularly useful after exaggerating. In conclusion, we
find that Non-dried fresh ginger was very much effective in fighting against plague formation of
HRSV on mucosal cell lines in the respiratory. In the figure, we have shown the effect of hot
water extracts of dried and fresh gingers on HRSV. And also, a graph that says that the fresh
ginger (Zingiber officinale) has anti-viral activity against the human respiratory syncytial virus in
human respiratory tract cell lines.