Product Information: African Ginger

Phyto Nova African Ginger (Siphonochilus, Isiphephethu)

Siphonochilus aethiopicus elite chemotype.

This rare African plant of the Ginger family is regarded as Africa’s natural anti-inflammatory, and it has many other uses.

Indications

• Headache
• Influenza
• Mild asthma
• Sinusitis and sore throat
• Thrush, candidiasis syndrome
• PMS, Menstrual cramps

Dose
One tablet up to eight hourly with meals. For sore throat, or oral thrush the tablet can be chewed with a little water, and swallowed.

Contraindicated in pregnancy and while breastfeeding.

Chemistry and Pharmacology
The conical rhizome and roots contain a high percentage of a characteristic sesquiterpenoid, which is a key phytochemical active. Extracts of the rhizome have been demonstrated to be anti-inflammatory (prostaglandin-synthetase inhibition), bronchodilatory, smooth muscle relaxant, mildly sedative, and anti-candidal. The presence of antiseptic monoterpenoids contributes to the bioactivity.