Ginger
Zingiber officinale
also known as Common ginger, Garden ginger
A pungent rhizome with strong clinical evidence for nausea relief, digestive support, and anti-inflammatory action.
- Strong evidence for nausea relief
- Eases pregnancy morning sickness
- Eases motion sickness
- Eases post-operative nausea
- Eases chemotherapy-induced nausea
- Accelerates gastric emptying
- Supports indigestion and dyspepsia
- Provides anti-inflammatory gingerols
Active in Gingerols, Shogaols, Zingerone, Essential oils.
Avoid therapeutic doses with high-dose blood thinners
Use caution with gallstones — stimulates bile
Discontinue 2 weeks before surgery at therapeutic doses
May lower blood sugar — monitor with diabetes medication
Research
- Ginger-derived nanoparticles targeting NF-κB mediated inflammatory pathways: a systematic review of in vitro and in vivo evidence.
- Development and characterization of polyherbal formulation from Allium sativum, Cuminum cyminum, Cinnamomum verum, Elettaria cardamomum and Zingiber officinale with therapeutic potential against sinusitis-associated pathogens.
- Fractionated ethanolic red ginger extract as antibacterial agent against Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcommitans and Porphyromonas gingivalis: In silico and in vitro studies.
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Common questions
Yes, this is one of the better-established uses in the herbal world. Ginger has strong evidence for nausea relief, including pregnancy-related morning sickness, motion sickness, and nausea after surgery or chemotherapy.
Avoid therapeutic (concentrated) doses if you're on high-dose blood thinners. Ginger has its own mild blood-thinning action that can add up.
There's some evidence it may ease osteoarthritis discomfort, largely through its anti-inflammatory compounds called gingerols, though the research here is less robust than ginger's nausea evidence.
At therapeutic doses, yes. The general guidance is to stop about 2 weeks before a procedure, the same caution as with other mild blood-thinning herbs.