Ginger May Combat Deadly Infant Diarrhea In Developing World

ScienceDaily: Ginger May Combat Deadly Infant Diarrhea In Developing World
2007.10.04
"...ginger shows promise as a treatment for bacteria-induced diarrhea, the leading cause of infant death in developing countries...Chien-Yun Hsiang and colleagues showed that an extract of ginger blocked the toxin responsible for diarrhea caused by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (E. coli), which accounts for 210 million cases of diarrhea worldwide and causes 380,000 deaths yearly. They also showed that zingerone, a component of ginger, is the likely compound responsible for this effect..."

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