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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Nausea 5 1 Efficacy_moderate
General health 4 0
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 4 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Vertigo 2 0
Arthritis pain 2 0
Inflammation 2 0

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 3

Reported Schedules

  1other as needed 2 - as needed daily 2 tbs. 1 g daily 1 tps. daily 3 tbs. daily 5 g daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 12 Number of Patients: 12 1 Number of Patients: 1 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  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using Ginger (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 33%
Other 2   Other: 33%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 17%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 17%

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

Currently Using Ginger

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

Stopped Using Ginger

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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
0

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Ginger

Always
 2 67%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 1 33%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Ginger

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 3 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Ginger

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 1 100%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.