Suggested is a ginger extract, comprising(a) 25 to 30% b.w. [6]-gingerol(b) 5 to 10% b.w. [8]-gingerol(c) 5 to 10% b.w. [10]-gingerol(d) 1.5 to 4% b.w. [6]-shogaol(e) 0.3 to 1.3% b.w. [8]-shogaol;(f) 0.03 to 1% b.w. [10]-shogaol;(g) 0.01 to 1% b.w. zingerone,on condition that the amount of gingerols sums up to 35 to 50% b.w. and the amount of shogaols sums up to 1.5 to 6% b.w.