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Mitigating Anxiety Symptoms: Potential of Phenol Compounds in Organic Red Ginger from Simalungun Regency
Indonesian Food Science and Technology Journal · Vol. 8 No. 2 (2025) · pp. 201–207
- ISSN
- 2615-367X
- Published
- 2025-07-27
- Publisher
- Department of Technology of Agricultural product (THP) Jambi University
- Language
- en
Abstract
Abstract— According to WHO (World Health Organization), anxiety disorders affected 266 million people globally in 2019, or 5.3% of the population. As the second most common mental disorder after depression, anxiety impacts 284 million people and significantly contributes to the disease burden worldwide. Meanwhile, regional prevalence rates are 19.2%, 16.2%, 9.0%, and 11.8% in North America, Europe, Africa, and Southeast Asia, with particularly 57.5% and 68.8% rates among pregnant women in Bali (2020) and Semarang (2023), respectively. In this context, ginger (Zingiber officinale), traditionally used for various ailments, contains phenol such as shogaol, zingerone, gingerol, and 6-shogaol, which have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties for reducing anxiety. Therefore, this research aims to analyze the phenol contents of ginger using UV-Vis spectrophotometry in the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of North Sumatra. The results show that there is a strong correlation of 0.9794 between gallic acid and phenol content. Additionally, phenol levels are reported with different extraction methods including 43.2653 mgGAE/g (4.326%) with water, 62.7680 mgGAE/g (6.27%) with 70% ethanol, and 129.7456 mgGAE/g (12.97%) with 96% ethanol. The highest phenol content in organic red ginger using 96% ethanol suggests the potential to reduce anxiety by counteracting free radicals.
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20 authors · 68 co-authorship links · 24 across different organisations
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- North Sumatra Islamic University
- Universitas Prima Indonesia
- Universitas Sumatera Utara
- Universitas Jambi
- Auckland University of Technology
- Central Luzon State University
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| Co-author | Organisation | Joint articles |
|---|---|---|
| Sinta Veronica | Affiliation unknown | 3 |
| Sisca Devy | Affiliation unknown | 3 |
| Muchti Yuda Pratama | Affiliation unknown | 3 |
| Amirul Mukminin | Universitas Jambi | 1 |
| Adhayani Lubis | Universitas Prima Indonesia | 1 |
| Ira Aini Dania | North Sumatra Islamic University | 1 |
| Dewi Pangestuti | North Sumatra Islamic University | 1 |
| Adi Raja Brando Lubis | Universitas Prima Indonesia | 1 |
| Hely Stenly Sajow | Auckland University of Technology | 1 |
| Florante P. Ibarra | Central Luzon State University | 1 |
| Mayang Sari Ayu | North Sumatra Islamic University | 1 |
| Mayasari Rahmadhani | North Sumatra Islamic University | 1 |
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