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Systematic Review
Ginger can reduce the direct activation of type 3 and 4 afferent nerve fibers by substances such as bradykinin and sensitization of afferent fibers by prostaglandins and cytokines.
2011 Pain Medicine The Use of Ginger (Zingiber officinale) for the Treatment of Pain: A Systematic Review of Clinical Trials
Rohini Terry, PhD, Paul Posadzki, PhD, Leala K. Watson, BSc (Hons), Edzard Ernst, MD, PhD
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Write an executive summary in the form of a blog article on the topic of "Research into Chinese medicine treatment for Anti-Prostaglandin" summarising the research below and using language that can be easily understood by patients and avoiding medical jargon using a professional and caring tone of voice.
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Write me a concise but easy to understand executive summary on the topic of "Chinese medicine treatments for Anti-Prostaglandin" based on the following research that I will give you. Your summary should be 2 paragraphs long in Australian English spelling and include references to the studies.
A Systematic Review published in 2011 in the journal Pain Medicine found that Ginger can reduce the direct activation of type 3 and 4 afferent nerve fibers by substances such as bradykinin and sensitization of afferent fibers by prostaglandins and cytokines. Due to a paucity of well-conducted trials, evidence of the efficacy of Z. officinale to treat pain remains insufficient. However, the available data provide tentative support for the anti-inflammatory role of Z. officinale constituents, which may reduce the subjective experience of pain in some conditions such as osteoarthritis. Further rigorous trials therefore seem to be warranted.
the principal active ingredient for these effects being gingerols, which has anti-prostaglandin effects — 31 Aug 2021