Abstract:Ginger is a kind of herbaceous plant in Chinese diet，which is applied in many fields.Gingerol is a kind of gingerol monomer extracted from various kinds of ginger.Gingerols have a variety of physiological activities，such as anti-oxidation，bacteriostasis and anti-corrosion.Gingerol on the human mouth and human gastrointestinal mucosa have a strong stimulating effect，at the same time，can improve people's appetite.In this paper，gingerol from the biological overview，gingerol extraction pretreatment，extraction methods and so on to provide a valuable reference for the development of gingerol.