Determination of Natural Logarithm of Diffusion Coefficient and Activation Energy of Thin Layer Drying Process of Ginger Rhizome Slices

This study is an extension of the previous work done with ARS-680 Environmental Chamber. Drying is a complex operation that demands much energy and time. Drying is essentially important for preservation of ginger rhizome. Drying of ginger was modeled, and then the effective diffusion coefficient and activation energy were determined. For this purpose, the experiments were done at six levels of varied temperatures: 10°C, 20°C, 30°C, 40°C, 50°C and 60°C. The values of effective diffusion coefficients obtained in this work for the variously treated ginger rhizomes closely agreed with the average effective diffusion coefficients of other notable authors who determined the drying kinetics and convective heat transfer coefficients of ginger slices.

Exploration of the efficacy and mechanism of treating head wind disease with the combination change of ginger volatile oil and gingerol by using content-weighted network pharmacology technology

Background:Exploring the efficacy,potential components,and mechanism of the combination of ginger essential oil and gingerols in the treatment of head wind disease based on network pharmacology technology with content weight.Methods:The experimental groups were divided into:0:10,1:4,1:2,1:1,2:1,4:1,10:0.The relative content(Ri)of the chemical constituents of ginger's volatile oil was determined using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry(GC-MS).Additionally,the physicochemical and biological property parameters(LogP,MDCK,PPB,MW)of the components were considered.To assess the quantitative effect of the components,a grading score was performed,and the quantitative effect index(Ki)was calculated.Subsequently,the target effect index(Ti)was calculated by combining the component-target matching score(Fit score).Using these calculations,the target effect score A was determined under the influence of multiple components targeting different targets.Key targets with A≥1000 were identified.To predict the targets related to head wind disease,the Comparative Toxicogenomics Database(https://ctdbase.org/),Gene Cards(https://www.genecards.org/),and Disgenet database(https://www.disgenet.org/)were utilized.The key targets,obtained from different proportions of ginger's volatile oil and gingerol,were intersected with the predicted targets.This facilitated network pharmacological analysis and verification of the efficacy.Results:The content of volatile oil in ginger demonstrated an impact on key targets associated with the volatile oil group.Each specific combination of volatile oil consistently activated distinct pathways,with variations stemming from changes in content.Experimental testing revealed that different combinations of ginger's volatile oil and gingerol effectively alleviated migraine symptoms in rats.Conclusion:Through the application of content-weighted network pharmacology technology and pharmacodynamic verification,it was determined that altering the ratio between ginger's volatile oil and gingerol leads to variations in potential targets and pathways,consequently impacting its efficacy.

Observation on the Nursing Effect of Ginger Moxibustion on Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Patients with Heart Failure Due to Yang Qi Deficiency

Objective:To evaluate the nursing measures and effects of ginger moxibustion in the treatment of heart failure(yang qi deficiency type)with gastrointestinal symptoms.Methods:86 patients with heart failure(yang qi deficiency type)accompanied by gastrointestinal symptoms who were admitted to the hospital between January 2023 and January 2024 were selected and divided into 43 cases in each group by random number table grouping;Group I implemented integrated care,while Group II adopted conventional care.The indicators of care were compared between the two groups.Results:After the nursing care,the digestive symptom scores of Group I were lower than those of Group I,and the psychological scores were lower than those of Group II(P<0.05).Conclusion:Ginger moxibustion can improve gastrointestinal symptoms and enhance the psychological health of patients with heart failure(yang qi deficiency type)with gastrointestinal symptoms.

Evaluation of the Characteristics of Virus-free Sweetpotato and Its Use in Hybridization

Application of virus-free sweetpotato is a breakthrough of sweetpotato production. Several popular varieties were adopted to study their yield increase potential and their use in breeding in this research. The results showed that after virus-elimination, all varieties had a yield increase ranging from 14.95% - 91. 61% and marketable quality improvement, despite the changes in location and season. The changes of dry matter content and disease resistance were not significant. Virus-free sweetpotato performed vigorous vine growth and strong dry matter assimilation ability. Virus-free parents had a slightly high seed setting percentage, but its flowering ability and performance of off-springs were similar to that of its check plants.

Detection of Ratoon Stunting Disease in Virus-free Seedcane via Real-time Fluorescence Quantitative PCR

This study was to develop the real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR technique for detecting the ratoon stunting disease （RSD） in virus-free seedcane seedlings. Healthy tissue culture seedlings were obtained from six plants of sugarcane ROC22, which had been confirmed RSD-positive by detecting the sugarcane juice, by employing the sugarcane seedlings production protocol. Real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR was used to detect RSD pathogens in tissue culture sam- pies. The results showed that target fragment of RSD pathogens was not found in all 10 samples in real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR, with the Ct values of 37 - 39. The healthy tissue culture sugarcane seedlings do not carry RSD pathogens, indicating that adopting healthy seedcane seedlings production technique could thoroughly get rid of RSD pathogens.

Ginger polysaccharide UGP1 suppressed human colon cancer growth via p53,Bax/Bcl-2,caspase-3 pathways and immunomodulation

In previous study,we got a purified ginger polysaccharide UGP1 and verified its significant antitumor activities on colon cancer HCT116 cells.In this article,we aimed to illustrate the underlying mechanism of UGP1 exerted antitumor activities on colon cancer by using in vitro cell models and in vivo animal models.The results demonstrated that UGP1 could induce S-phase cell cycle arrest,up-regulate the expression of Bax and p53,down-regulate the expression of Bcl-2,and activate the downstream protein caspase-9 and caspase-3,which was related to intrinsic apoptosis pathway on HCT116 cells.Moreover,UGP1 significantly stimulated RAW264.7 cell proliferation and secretion activity.Similarly,UGP1 inhibited tumor proliferation on tumor-bearing mice,increased the expression of p53 and the ratio of Bax/Bcl-2,enhanced the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF-α,IL-2,IL-6 and decreased the secretion of pro-tumor cytokines TGF-βand b FGF in serum.In conclusion,it indicated that the UGP 1 could sup press human colon cancer growth by inducing apoptosis via the regulation of p53,caspase-3,and Bax/Bcl-2 ratio-dependent pathway and regulating immune system activity.Thi s investigation provided basic theoretical mechanism of ginger polysaccharideexerted antitumor activities,and contributed to develop a possible functional food or adjuvant agent for prevention or treatment of colon cancer.

A Preliminary Study on Tissue Culture and Rapid Propagation of Virus-free Plantlets of Benihoppe Strawberry

[ Objective] This study aimed to investigate the tissue culture and rapid propagation techniques of Benihoppe strawberry. [ Method] Shoot tips of new stolons of Benihoppe strawberry were used as experimental materials to analyze the effects of media type, cytokinin type and concentration, carbon source type and concentration, and light intensity on tissue culture and propagation of Benihoppe strawberry. [ Result] MS was the optimal media for plantlet propagation. In the media containing 1.2 ing/L BA （with addition of 0.1 mg/L NAA）, fresh weight, dry weight and propagation coefficient of strawberry plantlets reached the maxi- mum, which were 2.259 g, 0. 221 g and 12.4, respectively. The optimal carbon source was 30 g/L sucrose, and the optimal light intensity was 1 600 lx. [ Conclu- sion] The best media for tissue culture and rapid propagation of Benihoppe strawberry was MS ＋ BA 1.2 mg/L ＋ NAA 0. 1 mg/L ＋ sucrose 30 g/L ＋ agar 8 g/L. This study provided scientific basis for large-scale production of Benihoppe strawberry.

Expression of Invertase Genes in Virus-free Sugarcane

Virus-free sugarcane seedlings have improved biomass and sucrose content compared with ordinary seedlings, and sucrose invertases are key enzymes regulating sugarcane growth and sucrose accumulation. In this study, the differences in the expression levels of 3 invertase genes, CWI, SAI and NI, between virus- free and ordinary sugarcane seedlings were analyzed. Compared with ordinary sugarcane plants, the expression of CWI was mainly up-regulated in immature leaves and stems at elongation stage and leaves and immature internodes at maturation stage, and especially, greatly up-regulated in immature interuedes at maturation stage of virus-free plants. The expression of SAI and NI were mainly up-regnlated in leaves and immature internedes of virus-free plants at maturation stage, which might be beneficial to sugar accumulation and rapid utilization of monosaccharide in the stalks of virus-free plants. It is further indicated that virus-free treatment could significantly improve the expression of sucrose invertases at late growth period, and might facilitate the increase of plant biomass.

Study on Virus-free Breeding Technology of Potato Microtuber

It is the simplest,fastest and effective way to improve the yield level of potato by selecting high quality virus-free seed potato for field production and maintaining the original characters of virus-free minituber. Microtuber is featured by small volume,no pathogen,convenient storage and transportation,which can be induced in summer with high temperature and humidity,and overcome a series of problems such as poor survival rate of transplanted test-tube plantlets,and easy pollution of cutting tips. Therefore,it can replace conventional test-tube plantlets directly for reproduction. Meantime,if minitubers are sown ahead of time using cold frame,the growth stage of potato minituber will avoid the occurrence period of aphids. The use of gauze cover for insect prevention has good effect on maintaining the excellent characters of microtuber. The yield and quality of virus-free potato are greatly improved by means of virus-free culture of shoot tip seedlings,subculture propagation of virus-free seedlings,induction of microtubers by dark culture,cultivation of breeder’s seeds in greenhouse and screenhouse to preserve the characters of potato.

Correlations between delayed fluorescence of chlorophyll, metabolism and yield of plants. III. Influence of viral infection on field plants and new technology of clone selection of virus-free planting potato

At the end of potato plants vegetation virus in-fection induced both decrease in maximum amplitude of delayed fluorescence maximal amplitude and increase half time of its decrease, as well as reduction in the amount of stems, plants’ height and assimilation area surface, yield, acceleration of plants development and their early die-off. The differences of DF pa-rameters and yields between strongly and weakly infected plants increase in case of a combined virus infection. In industrial test of the selection of virus-free planting potato by the use of DF parameter, a rise in the yield and de-crease degree of viral infection of crops was obtained.

Research progress of ginger in the treatment of gastrointestinal tumors

Cancer seriously endangers human health.Gastrointestinal cancer is the most common and major malignant tumor,and its morbidity and mortality are gradually increasing.Although there are effective treatments such as radio-therapy and chemotherapy for gastrointestinal tumors,they are often accom-panied by serious side effects.According to the traditional Chinese medicine and food homology theory,many materials are both food and medicine.Moreover,food is just as capable of preventing and treating diseases as medicine.Medicine and food homologous herbs not only have excellent pharmacological effects and activities but also have few side effects.As a typical medicinal herb with both medicinal and edible uses,some components of ginger have been shown to have good efficacy and safety against cancer.A mass of evidence has also shown that ginger has anti-tumor effects on digestive tract cancers(such as gastric cancer,colorectal cancer,liver cancer,laryngeal cancer,and pancreatic cancer)through a variety of pathways.The aim of this study is to investigate the mechanisms of action of the main components of ginger and their potential clinical applications in treating gastrointestinal tumors.

Growth indices of seeds(maize and cowpea)grown in heavy metal contaminated soil treated with ginger extract

The consumption of maize and cowpea in Africa and developing countries is high,owing to the fact that they are readily available,coupled the with nutritional benefits they provide.Growth loss has been seen in crops cultivated on heavy metal polluted soils as a consequence of alterations in physiological and biochemical processes.This study was aimed at assessing the growth indices of seeds(maize and cowpea)grown on heavy metal contaminated soil treated with ginger extracts.The study adopted a Complete Randomized Design(CRD)in which growth indices of either maize or cowpea were examined from each crop type grown on soil without any pollutant or treatment and soils with metal pollutants;with or without treatment with ginger extracts in the individual experiments.Data were analyzed using ANOVA.The results showed that ginger extract induced oxidative stress on cowpea after 10 days of cultivation with root length significantly(P≤0.05)higher on the normal control-G-M and+L-G which recorded 7.60 and 7.3 cm respectively.Patterns of growth indices noticed after 30 and 40 days of cowpea cultivation were variable showing least growth in leaf development.Highest maize root(27.00 cm),shoot(8.85 cm)and leaf(25.25 cm)development were recorded in maize grown on soil without metal contamination but treated with ginger(+G-M-positive control)after days 10,40 and 40 after cultivation.It was observed that the soil contaminated with heavy metals affected the growth pattern of the crops thereby causing stunted growth,chlorosis,discoloration and wilting.It could be concluded that cowpea performed better in shoot of both treated and untreated soils even though the values were not significantly different from that of root and leaf while maize showed a decrease in shoot even though the values for root and leaf were not significantly different.

Steps To ward HIV Cure Two more HIV-infected patients appear to be virus-free after bone-marrow transplants

THIS year＇s International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Preven-／tion, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, made major headlines when Timothy Hendch, an American doctor, announced that two more cancer patients may have been cured of HIV after receiving bone-marrow transplants to treat lymphoma. Both patients had been taking retroviral medication, and continued to do so after the transplants as their viral levels sank until doctors were unable to find any traces of HIV in the patients＇ blood.

不同水平钙肥对设施生姜生长、产量和根茎品质的影响

以莱芜大姜为试材,通过温室盆栽试验,采用根际增施的方法研究2.5、5.0、7.5、10.0、12.5 g·株^(-1)5个不同水平Ca(NO_(3))_(2)对生姜生长、产量及品质的影响。结果表明,增施外源Ca(NO_(3))_(2)促进了生姜的生长,提高了叶片色素含量、净光合速率及根茎的产量和品质。其中Ca(NO3)2施用量≥7.5 g·株^(-1)时与不施钙(CK)相比对生姜有显著的促长增产和提质作用,在10.0 g·株^(-1)时效果最显著,采收期生姜叶片叶绿素含量和光合速率较CK显著提高21.44%和34.37%,单株产量显著增加44.22%;可溶性糖、可溶性蛋白、游离氨基酸及维生素C含量分别显著提高28.13%、36.52%、19.15%和17.49%。Ca(NO_(3))_(2)施入量在12.5 g·株^(-1)时促进作用减弱。综上所述,试验范围内外源Ca(NO_(3))_(2)均促进了生姜生长和产量增加,改善了生姜根茎品质,以外源钙施用量为10.0 g·株^(-1)时,更利于提高生姜产量和品质。

不同氮磷钾配比水溶肥对生姜光合生理特性及产量的影响

以“冀姜5号”为试材,在生姜小培土至根茎膨大期施用高氮型(T_(1),N-P-K=30-10-20)、高钾型(T_(2),N-P-K=15-6-30)和高磷型(T_(3),N-P-K=10-30-20)3种水溶肥处理,研究不同水溶肥对生姜生长、光合生理特性以及产量的影响。结果表明,各处理中以T_(2)处理茎粗、分枝数和叶面积最高,株高与其他处理差异不显著。与常规施肥(CK)相比,T_(2)处理显著提高了生姜叶片叶绿素含量、净光合速率、气孔导度和蒸腾速率,叶片蔗糖合成酶、谷氨酰胺合成酶和硝酸还原酶活性明显升高,单株根茎鲜重和产量显著增加。与CK相比,T_(1)处理生姜株高显著增加,茎粗显著降低,净光合速率显著提高,叶绿素含量和碳氮代谢相关酶活性与CK无显著差异,产量显著低于T_(2)处理,与CK差异不显著。T_(3)处理各生长指标及光合生理指标均与CK无显著差异,产量显著低于T_(2)和T_(1)处理,与CK差异不显著。因此,在小培土至根茎膨大期,建议施用高钾型水溶肥(N-P-K=15-6-30),能够有效促进生姜生长,提高叶片叶绿素含量、光合效率及碳氮代谢相关酶活性,有利于生姜增产。

不同载体剂对冻干生姜粉末品质的影响

为探究麦芽糊精、海藻糖、阿拉伯胶对冻干生姜粉品质的影响,对添加载体剂后冷冻干燥的生姜粉的得率、物理特性、活性成分、粒径进行测定,用差示扫描量热法分析生姜粉在升温过程中的热流变化,并用傅里叶红外光谱法对特征基团进行分析,结果显示:与直接冻干的生姜粉相比,添加载体剂制备的样品的得率、物理特性及活性成分含量均有所提高,阿拉伯胶组得率最高;麦芽糊精组色差、吸湿性最小,生姜蛋白酶活力最高(65.84 U/g),姜辣素含量最高(24.4 mg/g);海藻糖组溶解度最高。DSC曲线显示:添加载体剂的生姜粉玻璃态转化温度均有所提高,其中阿拉伯胶组最高,性质更稳定。通过红外光谱分析,3种生姜粉的主要基团无明显变化。综合考虑,麦芽糊精是冷冻干燥生姜粉生产中保留生化活性和保持功能特性的最佳载体剂。

红枣生姜低糖饮料的研制

本试验研制了一种低糖饮料,通过单因素试验分析了红枣汁添加量、姜汁添加量、甜菊糖添加量和柠檬酸添加量对红枣生姜甜菊糖饮料品质的影响,通过正交试验对产品配方进行了优化。结果表明:最优配方为枣汁的添加量为40%、姜汁的添加量为20%、甜菊糖的添加量0.03 g、柠檬酸的添加量0.1 g,得到的产品色泽鲜艳、香气浓郁、口味独特,具有较好的市场前景。

河南省生姜产业发展现状、存在问题及建议

为了进一步促进河南生姜产业发展,从种植面积及效益、种植模式、品牌建设、产区分布等方面梳理了河南生姜产业的发展现状,其中,生姜种植面积整体呈持续增长趋势,大多种植者采用露地种植,打造出了以清化姜、张良姜、黄姜、州姜为代表的知名地方生姜品牌,形成了豫北、豫中和豫南3大主产区;并针对存在的机械化水平较低、市场竞争力缺乏、科研推广实力弱、价格变动大等问题,提出了加快良种选育和科技创新、加强品牌效应和打造全产业链等建议。

基于FA-BP神经网络的生姜干燥含水率预测

为探索生姜的干燥特性,并实现生姜干燥的含水率预测,研究了不同干燥温度(50、55、60℃)、干燥风速(1.0、2.0、3.0m/s)、切片长度(30、35、40mm)对生姜干燥时间和干燥速率的影响。结合BP神经网络自适应能力、泛化能力、学习能力强和萤火虫算法(FA)参数少、寻优能力强、收敛速度快等特点,将干燥温度、干燥风速、切片长度和干燥时间作为输入层,隐藏层个数为10,输出层为生姜的含水率,搭建一个拓扑结构为“4-10-1”的FA-BP神经网络模型。研究结果表明:干燥温度、干燥风速、切片长度都是影响生姜含水率的关键因素,增加干燥风速、提高干燥温度和减少切片长度能有效缩短生姜的干燥时间,提高干燥效率。选用萤火虫算法优化BP神经网络的权值和阈值,减少了神经网络的训练时间,提高了精准度,其含水率预测值与试验值之间的决定系数R2=0.999 02,均方根误差RMSE为0.002 99,含水率预测结果准确且迅速,能够为生姜干燥过程中的含水率在线预测提供科学依据。

饲粮中添加生姜提取物对文昌鸡生长性能和肠道微生物的影响

该试验选取健康体重接近的43日龄文昌公鸡300只,随机分为5组,每组6个重复。试验期为28 d。结果表明,添加0.8%~3.2%的生姜提取物显著提高了文昌鸡的平均日增重(P <0.05)。0.8%~3.2%添加生姜提取物显著提高了鸡屠宰率(P<0.05),并且显著降低了鸡腹脂率(P<0.05)。饲粮中添加生姜提取物显著降低了文昌鸡盲肠微生物中的总细菌数(P<0.05),添加3.2%和6.4%对大肠杆菌数有显著的抑制作用(P<0.05),添加3.2%对乳酸杆菌的促进作用最显著,添加3.2%和6.4%对双歧杆菌数有促进作用。饲粮中添加生姜提取物对文昌鸡的生产性能、屠宰性能有积极作用,抑制了盲肠中总细菌数和大肠杆菌数,促进了乳酸杆菌和双歧杆菌的增长。建议在文昌鸡饲粮中的生姜提取物添加量为3.2%。