Sunth (Zingiber officinale Roscoe)

Sunth (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) refers to the dried rhizome of ginger, a widely used spice and medicinal herb in Ayurveda and other traditional systems of medicine. It is well-known for both its warming qualities and strong flavor. Sunth is highly valued for its anti-inflammatory, digestive, antiemetic, and antioxidant activities.

Dry Ginger Scientific Name

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Angiosperms
Class: Monocots
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Zingiber
Species: Zingiber officinale Roscoe

Common Names

English: Dry Ginger
Sanskrit: Sunthi / Nagara
Hindi: Sonth / Sounth
Tamil: Chukku
Telugu: Sonti
Bengali: Shunti
Marathi: Soonth

Sunth Uses

Digestive Health - Acts as a powerful digestive stimulant and carminative, Helps treat indigestion, bloating, flatulence, and loss of appetite.

Anti-inflammatory and Analgesic - Used for joint pain, rheumatism, and arthritis due to its anti-inflammatory effects.

Respiratory Benefits - Helpful in cough, cold, bronchitis, and asthma by acting as an expectorant and mucolytic.

Antiemetic and Nausea Relief - Traditionally used to prevent nausea and vomiting, especially morning sickness and motion sickness.

Metabolic Booster - Used in weight management and metabolic disorders for its thermogenic action.

Phytochemical Constituents

Sunth contains various bioactive compounds that contribute to its pharmacological effects. The primary constituents include:

Gingerols: [6]-Gingerol (main bioactive in fresh ginger)
Shogaols: [6]-Shogaol (formed during drying process, more potent)
Zingerone
Paradols
Essential Oils: Zingiberene, β-Bisabolene, α-Farnesene
Flavonoids: Quercetin, Kaempferol
Others: Diarylheptanoids, Terpenes

References

Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India, Part-I, Volume IV, Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India.

Bhavaprakasha Nighantu by Bhavamishra – Haritakyadi Varga.

Masuda, Y., et al. (2004). "Chemical studies on antioxidant mechanism of ginger constituents: Isolation of [6]-shogaol and characterization of its antioxidative activity." Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 52(8), 2522–2527.

Ali, B. H., Blunden, G., Tanira, M. O., & Nemmar, A. (2008). "Some phytochemical, pharmacological and toxicological properties of ginger (Zingiber officinale): A review of recent research." Food and Chemical Toxicology, 46(2), 409–420.

European Medicines Agency (EMA). "Assessment report on Zingiber officinale Roscoe, rhizoma." EMA/HMPC/749348/2009

Sunth (Zingiber officinale Roscoe)

Dry Ginger Scientific Name

Common Names

Sunth Uses

Phytochemical Constituents

References

100% Secure Payments

Trustpay

Express Shipping