Treating pregnancy-related nausea and vomiting with ginger.

Boone Sarah, Shields Kelly M.
Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 2005

Abstract

Objective

To review literature assessing the safety and efficacy of the use of ginger to treat nausea and vomiting in pregnancy.

Data sources

Iowa Drug Information Service (1966-September 2004), International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (1971-September 2004), MEDLINE (1966-September 2004), and EMBASE (1966-September 2004) were searched. Key terms included ginger, nausea, vomiting, emesis, and pregnancy.

Data synthesis

Studies evaluating the safety and efficacy of ginger in the management of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy were reviewed. Various doses and forms of ginger were used to treat women during their first and second trimesters of pregnancy. Ginger has been shown to improve the symptoms of nausea and vomiting compared with placebo in pregnant women.

Conclusions

While data are insufficient to recommend ginger universally and there are concerns with product quality due to limited regulation of dietary supplements, ginger appears to be a fairly low-risk and effective treatment for nausea and vomiting associated with pregnancy. In low doses, this may be appropriate for patients not responding to traditional first-line therapies.

PMID:16131535
Category:Women's Health

The best supplements with Zingiber Officinale in Women's Health category:

  • Menopause Support, 90 Veg Capsules (Now Foods) - NOW Menopause Support has recommended potencies of key ingredients that have been shown to support healthy response to the natural changes occurring during menopause. It contains among others: Zingiber Officinale.

Articles similar to "Treating pregnancy-related nausea and vomiting with ginger."

Previous article

How Safe Is Ginger Rhizome for Decreasing Nausea and Vomiting in Women during Early Pregnancy?

Next article

Dietary ginger as a traditional therapy for blood sugar control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis.