Plants have different types of proteases and four types of cysteine protease have been isolated from ginger (GPI, II, 2, and 3). This study analyzed the structure and cleavage specificity of a newly isolated protease (GPii) from Zingiber officinale to evaluate the general properties of this protease. GPs were purified using anion exchange chromatography. Three GPs were purified and shown to be …
To evaluate the effects of ginger on gastric motility and emptying, abdominal symptoms, and hormones that influence motility in dyspepsia
In this article I shall review the physiology, clinical manifestations, and management of gaseousness in the elderly. While not an infrequent complaint, little scientific study has been done of the causes or management of this problem. The regulation of bowel gas is surprisingly complex. When problems occur, it is usually either because of excessive swallowing of air or because of the intralumi…
The present guidelines are the most recent data on postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) and an update on the 2 previous sets of guidelines published in 2003 and 2007. These guidelines were compiled by a multidisciplinary international panel of individuals with interest and expertise in PONV under the auspices of the Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia. The panel members critically and systema…