Research progress in antibacterial activity of ginger essential oil

Ginger essential oil is extracted from Zingiber Officinale,which has a broad- spectrum antibacterial effect.The chemical composition of ginger essential oil and the extraction methods,especially the inhibition effects of ginger essential oil to Gram- positive bacterium,Gram- negative bacterium,fungal as well as saccharomycetes were introduced in this paper,and the purpose was to promote the development of comprehensive utilization of ginger essential oil.