Ginger As a medicinal plant
The ginger rhizome contains a viscous balsam (oleoresin), which consists of essential oils and a Scharfstoffanteil the gingerols and shoagoles. Preparations of the ginger rhizome can be attributed to antioxidant, anti-emetic, anti-inflammatory and stimulating effect on the gastric juice, saliva and bile formation and intestinal function and, therefore, traditionally, especially in the Asian alternative medicine prescribed to treat rheumatism, muscle pain and colds.
Against nausea and vomiting
The antiemetic effect seems to be mediated by a direct effect on the gastro-intestinal tract. Discussed is also an antagonism of serotonin type 3 receptors. A meta-analysis showed a moderate effect of ginger on the occurrence of postoperative vomiting compared to treatment with placebo (RR: 0.69 (95% confidence interval from 0.54 to 0.89).
Although many sailors swear by the effects of ginger against sea sickness, is the effectiveness of ginger for the treatment of seasickness now, very little evidence: In a small double, which was conducted in 80 Danish naval cadets at sea, but in reduced ginger Compared to placebo, significantly reduced the incidence of vomiting. In a study at Brigham Young University in the U.S. were 12 students with a placebo, 12 the drug against motion sickness dimenhydrinate, and 12 of dried ginger. Then, students should take six minutes in a chair in place, which turned at the same time, raised and lowered. While the group stand with the placebo, the full time was not the strongest and nausea felt was the ginger group, the full six minutes remain in the chair. The group that received the drug dimenhydrinate, thought it a bit more time than the placebo group, but on average only four minutes and with a more nausea than the ginger group.
For the efficacy in the treatment of pregnancy vomiting there is no convincing Hinweise.Es however often (successfully) used to relieve the nausea of pregnancy.
variously postulated a beneficial effect for stomach ulcers, headaches and rheumatic joint pain was. These details are however rarely been investigated.
Source: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingwer
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