Ginger This section was compiled by Frank M. Painter, D.C.
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What is Ginger?
A nice review by students from the University of North Carolina School of Pharmacy
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 (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.
The Known Drug/Herb Interactions of Ginger
Ginger Abstracts
Pediatr Blood Cancer 2011 (Feb); 56 (2): 234-8
Researchers decided to investigate the effectiveness of ginger as an additional antiemetic therapy in patients receiving chemotherapy. The scientists of this double-blind study randomly assigned patients with bone cancer to either ginger root powder capsules or placebo capsules as an additional antiemetic to ondensetron and dexamethasone. Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting were evaluated with the Edmonton’s Symptom Assessment Scale and National Cancer Institute criteria. The results were significantly more severe nausea and vomiting in the placebo group compared to the ginger group. These findings indicate that ginger root powder as an additional antiemetic was effective in reducing severity of nausea and vomiting in patients receiving chemotherapy. [1]
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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