Journal of Biology, Agriculture and Healthcare www.iiste.org ISSN 2224-3208 (Paper) ISSN 2225-093X (Online) Vol.6, No.2, 2016 120 Effect of daily consumption of dried ginger in the level of some hormones, cholesterol, and total fat in women's sample Dr. Hamdia, M.S. Al-Hamdani Dr. Aliaa, S. A. Al-Faraji Market research and consumer protection center/Univ. of Baghdad/Iraq Abstract This study was carried out at the General Al-Mohmmodia Hospital/ Al-Mohmmodia district/ Baghdad/Iraq. Ginger rhizome (Zingiber officinale) has become a subject of interest due to its bioactive contents such as an antioxidant and androgenic affect in diseases treatment in more countries world-wide. As an antioxidants ginger has an effective role on spermatogenesis and blood biochemical parameters. Thirty women almost of them suffering from high blood lipid profile and cholesterol, some of them had kidney dysfunction were taken. All women were conducted to explore the consumption of about 1gm daily for complete month on the physiological performance, lipid profile, kidney function and testosterone and progesterone hormones. The result of BMI showed significant difference of all ages groups and for all the kind of overweight and obesity. However Hb level showed a significant differences (p<0.05) between different ages, Hb showed no significant differences within the same age before and after consumption the ginger powder (p˃0.05). Blood glucose was not differ significantly between the group ages, but it was significantly (p<0.05) difference before and after the ginger powder consumption. Serum cholesterol, total glyceride. LDL, HDL, and VLDL levels revealed significant (p<0.05) differences between group ages, but within group age 31-40 years were no significant (p˃0.05) differences. On the other hand, result of this study showed a significant (p<0.05) differences in kidney functions (urea, creatinine, and salts) when compared its with normal ranges. However serum testosterone showed a significant (p<0.05) differences with all ages of women, the progesterone showed no significant (p˃0.05) differences. Results revealed that consumption of 1gm daily of ginger powder significantly increased blood Hb, cholesterol, lipid profile, testosterone hormone, and improved kidney functions. So that we can suggest that ginger may be a promising in kidney and fertility function. In addition, its improve the biochemical parameters Keywords: ginger-biochemical parameter-lipid profile- kidney function- hormones Introduction Ginger is the dried rhizome of Zingiber Officinale Roscoe (Zingiberacaceae). Zingiber come from the Greek "Zingiberis" and Arabic "Zindschebil" or the root of Zindschi (India), which is interpreted as "known already to the ancients"". Its common name "gringa" or "horn" and "vera" meaning body, in references to the shape of the root (1,2). Ginger is cultivated commercially in India, China, South East Asia, West India, Mexico and other parts of the world. It is consumed worldwide as a spices and flavoring agent and is attributed to having many medicinal properties (3). Ginger is creeping perennial on a thick tuberous rhizome, which spreads underground. In the first year a green, erect reed like stem about 60cm high grows from this rhizome. The plant has narrow, lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, 15-30cm long leaves which die of each year. The odor and taste are characteristic, aromatic and pungent (4). Moreover, ginger is well known all over the world especially for its use in disorders of the gastrointestinal tract such as constipation, dyspepsia, nausea and vomiting. It was reported that ginger has medicinal properties against digestive disorders, rheumatism and diabetes (2, 5, 6, 7, 8). It was been concluded that ginger has some tremendous beneficial effect to human body to cure various types of diseases (Banerjee, et al. 2011).Ginger also has significant cholesterol and triglycerides lowering activity and to suppress platelet aggregation (Bhandari, et al. 1998, Akhani et al. 2004). It was concluded that both ginger and aspirin could potentiate the anti-platelet effect of nifedipine. A combination of 1g ginger with 10mg nifediprine would be