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What is Ginger?
A nice review by students from the University of North Carolina School of Pharmacy
Alternative Therapies: Ginger
Am J Health Syst Pharm 2000 (May 15); 57 (10): 945–947 ~ FULL TEXT
In western alternative medicine practice, the primary uses of ginger include prevention of motion sickness, prevention of nausea, and treatment of rheumatologic conditions as an anti-inflammatory. In vitro evidence suggests that ginger may have anti-cancer effects.
Ginger Alleviates Morning Sickness
Ginger (Zingiber officinale), a commonly used folk remedy, has been confirmed to effectively treat nausea and vomiting in pregnancy. A placebo-controlled, double-blind study of 67 pregnant women with morning sickness was conducted by Teraporn Vutyavanich, M.D., of Chiang Mai University in Thailand. Thirty-two women were given 250 mg of ginger four times daily while 35 received placebo.
Zingiber officinale (Ginger) Monograph
Alternative Medicine Review 2003 (Aug); 8 (3): 331–335 ~ FULL TEXT
Ginger, the rhizome of Zingiber officinale, is one of the most widely used species of the ginger family and is a common condiment for various foods and beverages. Ginger has a long history of medicinal use dating back 2500 years. This paper discusses it's use for treating motion sickness, nausea and vomiting in pregnancy, post-surgical nausea, chemotherapy-induced nausea, and for arthritic pain.
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