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What is Ginger?

Ginger root and extract has a long history as a pungent spice for cooking and as an herbal remedy for upset stomach, motion sickness, and loss of appetite. Some controlled studies in humans show ginger reduces nausea and vomiting from some causes.

Reasons used & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons used # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
General health 4 0
Slow my ALS progress 3 0
Other 1 0

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Schedules

  daily 550 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using Ginger (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
2 40% Other: 40%
Not indicated
2 40% Not indicated: 40%
Did not seem to work
1 20% Did not seem to work: 20%

See all 5 patients who’ve stopped using Ginger

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Using Ginger

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

Stopped Using Ginger

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
0 0%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

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

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Report created on November 23, 2009.