Ginger for health care: An overview of systematic reviews

Li H, Liu Y, Luo D, Ma Y, Zhang J, Li M, Yao L, Shi X, Liu X, Yang K. · Complementary Therapies in Medicine · 2019 August

DOI 10.1016/j.ctim.2019.06.002

Objective

This paper summarized the evidence from systematic reviews and meta-analyses that evaluated the efficacy of ginger in treating any condition

Conclusions

This study concluded the high efficacy of ginger to reduce signs and symptoms of nausea and vomiting, decrease metabolic syndrome and alleviate pain.

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Insights

Our study found ginger is a promising herbal medicine for health care, which is beneficial for nausea and vomiting, metabolic syndrome and pain.

In our overview, most of systematic reviews suggest ginger is a promising herbal medicine for health care, which is beneficial for nausea and vomiting, metabolic syndrome and pain. However, considering the limited quality of included evidence and heterogeneity of different clinical trials, more well-design studies are required to confirm the conclusion further.