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What is Ginger Root Extract?

Ginger root is an herb that has been used for medicinal purposes. The active constituents in Ginger are said to promote digestive health and may alleviate occasional motion sickness.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Nausea 5 3 Efficacy_slight
Stomach pain 1 0
Vestibular balance problems 1 0
Arthritis pain 1 1 Efficacy_none
Pain 1 1 Efficacy_slight
Muscle tension 1 0

See all 14 patients currently taking Ginger Root Extract

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 1
Mild
 1
None
 6

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Ginger Root Extract

Heartburn 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Ginger Root Extract. See all 12 dosages ►

  5mg as needed 2 cap(s) daily 2 other daily 2 daily 4 cap(s) daily 6 mg daily 500 mg daily 550 mg daily 600 mg daily 800 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Ginger Root Extract (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 4   Did not seem to work: 57%
Other 2   Other: 29%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 14%

See all 7 patients who’ve stopped taking Ginger Root Extract

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Ginger Root Extract

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0

Stopped Taking Ginger Root Extract

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Ginger Root Extract

Always
 7 78%
Usually
 1 11%
Sometimes
 1 11%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Ginger Root Extract

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 2 22%
Not at all
 7 78%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Ginger Root Extract

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 5 100%

Report created on May 23, 2012.