CONCLUSION: This work is going to give a complete information of zingiber all together by collecting all the scattered data from ayurvedic classics and will help to manage many different diseases.

Keywords: Ardraka, Sunthi, Ginger, ZINGIBER OFFICINALE, ayurvedic formulations.

INTRODUCTION:
ARDRAKA (Ginger) is obtained from underground stem or rhizomes of ZINGIBER OFFICINALE, an herbaceous tropical perennial plant belonging to the family ZINGIBERACEACE.
            KAIYADEVA NIGHANTU‑17 described ginger into two forms one is wet form (ARDRAKA) & another is dry form (SUNTHI). Ardraka has Katu (pungent) ras, GUNA: Laghu, Ruksha (dryness), VIRYA Ushna (Hot potency.) VIPAK Katu and Sunthi has RASA katu(pungent) GUNA snigdha VIRYA Ushna(Hot potency.)  VIPAK Madhura (Undergoes sweet taste conversion after digestion.) DOSHAGHNATA Kaphavatahara. Its karma(action) is Due to its ushna quality it acts as kapha-vata samak, aam pachak and srotasuddhi-karak.
 Main chemical composition18 of GINGER is 'GINGEROL' along with essential oil resin, nonalol, zingerone, gycine, curcumene, β- D- curcumene, β-bourbornene, d-borneal, citral, d-camphene, citronellol, geraniol,  α-&  β- zingiberenes, zingiberol, , paradol, gingerenone Α, ginger glycolipids Α, B, &   C; gingerdiol; gingerone B  & C, nutrients like Protein, carbohydrates, crude fibre, Vitamin C, E, K, Calcium, Iron, Zinc etc.
ARDRAKA (ginger) is one of the important drugs mentioned among the Ayurvedic classical texts. Ardraka is also mentioned as Mahabhaisajya. Reference of Ardraka are found in many Vedas, Ayurvedic Samhitas, Nighantus etc. which is written 5000 years back. It is extensively used as a spice, food preservative in our kitchen and also used as a home remedy for cough. The action of Ardraka mentioned in different Ayurvedic classics are sleshmahara (useful in productive cough), deepan (improves digestion strength), rochana (improves taste), svarya (improves voice), hrdya (acts as cardiac tonic), shophahara (relieves swelling), shoola prashamana (relieves abdominal colic pain), hikkahara (relieves hiccups) etc. Ardraka is one of the important ingredient in the following yogas (preparations) like SHADANGA PANIYA used in Jwara (fever), daha (burning sensation), MISRAKA SNEHAM used in gulma (gas trouble), PANCHKOL GHRITA used in rajayakshma (Tuberculosis), udar rog, CHITRAKADI VATI used in grahani chikitsha etc. which is mentioned in CHARAK SAMHITA1 NAVAYAS LOHA in prameha rog, SATHPAL GHRITA in udar rog etc.is mentioned in SUSRUTA SAMHITA2; HINGWADI GHRITA in gulma chikitsa, TALISPATRA churn in rajayakshma etc. which is mentioned in ASTANGA HRYDAYA3; In Ashtanga hridaya chikitsasthana, 1st chapter it is mentioned that hima of chandana, shunti ambu, parpataka and ushira cures thirst and jwara and it is having pachana action. Likewise, plenty of references are available scattered in various ancient classics.
In modern Science24, in recent scientific studies, ARDRAKA (ginger) is proved a non-toxic highly promising natural anti-oxidant compound having a wide spectrum of biological function (antimicrobial, antitumor, anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory, immune-modulator etc.). Safety evaluation studies indicate that Ginger are well tolerate even at a very high dose without any toxic effect. Ginger is a best appetizer; it improves taste and relieves anorexia. It improves digestion and helps to relieve abdominal colic pain. It is useful in respiratory tract, effective in arthritis, menstrual pain, motion sickness etc. Observing the current extensive studies on GINGEROL and other chemical composition of ARDRAKA (Ginger) and also seen its availability of extensive references of various uses of ARDRAKA in ancient Ayurvedic classics, we felt need of a database study on ARDRAKA as there is no such complete database study till now in Ayurvedic Classics as well as in other medical Sciences.
A database25 is a single software application that use tables, forms, reports etc. for relating different data to one another. This research work will provide newer knowledge and better updates of the ARDRAKA (Ginger). So, this database work will be beneficial for the future and current researchers in research field and Physician in the treatment purpose of different diseases, as it provides ready literary review in easy and better manner. After complete data collection in Excel format it was hyperlinked in internet and published along with modern aspects in collaboration with Bio-engineering Research Laboratory, Dept. of Bio-sciences and Bio-engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati.

AIM AND OBJECTIVES:
AIM:
To make an exhaustive database on Ardraka available in ancient Ayurvedic classics as well as modern studies.

OBJECTIVES:

1. To make this exhaustive database, first scattered references of Ardraka available in various ancient Samhitas will be collected.
2. This classical database of Ardraka will be hyperlinked with the references of recent modern studies and will be generalized for the benefit of clinicians as well as future researchers.

MATERIALS AND METHODS
Materials

1. Classical texts, including Brihatrayee, Laghutrayee, Nighantus etc.
2. Dravya guna texts.
3. Texts related to ARDRAKA.
4. Relevant data from Articles, Journals, Scientific papers and other published works available in Internet media related to ARDRAKA.

Methods:

1. The available references of ARDRAKA will be arrange on the following manners:
2. List of chapters in Ayurveda classics in which ARDRAKA is mentioned.
3. List of the ARDRAKA mentioned as a single herb and its Formulations.
4. Steps of Procedure for the preparation of these formulations.
5. List of other ingredients present in the formulations of ARDRAKA.
6. List of the diseases in which ARDRAKA is indicated.
7. Mode of application of ARDRAKA and its formulations:
8. Pharmacological action of chemical constituents presents in ARDRAKA evaluated by the help of drug testing laboratory.
9. Sodhana & marana of dhatu, updhatu, rattan etc. with the help of ARDRAKA. Research work done about toxicity of ARDRAKA.
10. Different references of ARDRAKA in modern Science.
11. Patent data in which ARDRAKA is used as one of the ingredients.
12. Table chart of the above points that will be hyperlink with recent additional database studies.
13. Publication of a complete database study of ARDRAKA (Ginger) in peer reviewed International database journal in collaboration with Bio-engineering Research Laboratory, Dept. of Bio-sciences and Bio-engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati.

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