Clinical Trials Support Ginger Use For Gestational Nausea, Vomiting.

RESEARCHERS have proven that the merits of
ginger go far beyond their anecdotal
reputation and should receive more
widespread recognition and use as an
effective and safe treatment for morning
sickness.
Borelli and others conducted a systematic
literature search of double blind,
randomised controlled studies (RCTs) that
tested the efficacy of ginger and published
their results in the journal Obstetrics
Gynaecology.
Their analysis, which included six RCTs and
one prospective cohort study showed that
ginger was more effective than a placebo
and as effective as the standard drug in the
gestational treatment of nausea and
vomiting. What is more, when safety was
assessed, the subjects taking ginger were
absent of significant side effects and
adverse pregnancy outcomes.
The data on ginger is promising and should
be strongly considered for universal use.
What is more, proper dosages and dosage
forms need to be established for pregnant
women, since the clinical trials have used
varying doses and dosage forms (that is
powder and alcoholic extracts).
Nevertheless, at low-doses, ginger seems to
be extremely safe for all pregnant women
and does not carry the risk of causing
malformations of the developing embryo
when compared to the other frontline
agents.
Given the high prevalence of nausea and
vomiting during pregnancy and the
potential dangers of anti-emetic drugs,
pregnant women should strongly consider
using this time (and clinically) tested ancient
root.
Ginger is a very nutritious food that
benefits the entire body and can be taken
every day. For the beginner, start by
grating a thumb size piece of ginger and
then steep into hot water for about 30
minutes. Or, the beginner can juice the
thumb size piece of ginger and then add the
juice into a cup of hot water. Slowly
increase the dose of ginger to desired
effect or tolerance (whichever comes first).
For instance, drink the ginger tea twice a
day, then three times a day, etc. and then
start to increase the amount of ginger to
hot water.