Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Ginger: an overview.

Brett White1

  • 1Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA. brett.white@usc.edu

American Family Physician
|June 20, 2007
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a popular herbal supplement. It is effective for pregnancy-induced and postoperative nausea and vomiting, but evidence for other conditions like motion sickness and arthritis is less conclusive.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Female Sexual Anatomy Training in Medical Education-Are We Adequately Preparing Our Students for Patient Care?

Teaching and learning in medicine·2026
Same author

The Physician Experience Teaching an Integrated Curriculum to First-Year Medical Students.

The Permanente journal·2023
Same author

Models of clinical integration into basic science education for first-year medical students.

Medical teacher·2022
Same author

Reducing hospital readmissions through primary care practice transformation.

The Journal of family practice·2014
Same author

An assessment of family medicine residency networks in the United States.

Journal of graduate medical education·2013
Same author

Effectiveness of a lifestyle intervention in promoting the well-being of independently living older people: results of the Well Elderly 2 Randomised Controlled Trial.

Journal of epidemiology and community health·2011

Area of Science:

  • Herbal medicine
  • Pharmacology
  • Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Background:

  • Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is widely used as a culinary spice and herbal supplement.
  • Patients frequently utilize ginger for managing various health conditions.
  • Its therapeutic applications are a subject of ongoing scientific investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the efficacy of ginger (Zingiber officinale) for different medical conditions.
  • To synthesize current evidence regarding ginger's effectiveness in treating nausea, vomiting, and arthritis symptoms.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of studies on ginger (Zingiber officinale) and its therapeutic effects.
  • Analysis of evidence supporting ginger's use for nausea, vomiting, and arthritis.

Related Experiment Videos

Main Results:

  • Ginger demonstrates significant effectiveness in managing pregnancy-induced nausea and vomiting.
  • Ginger is also effective for postoperative nausea and vomiting.
  • Evidence for ginger's efficacy in motion sickness, other nausea types, and arthritis symptoms is limited or mixed.

Conclusions:

  • Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a well-established treatment for specific types of nausea and vomiting.
  • Further research is needed to clarify ginger's role in managing motion sickness and arthritis.
  • The current evidence supports ginger's use for certain gastrointestinal and post-operative symptoms.