Can nausea and vomiting be treated with ginger extract?

• Published in: European review for medical and pharmacological sciences Vol. 19; no. 7; p. 1291
• Main Authors: Giacosa, A, Morazzoni, P, Bombardelli, E, Riva, A, Bianchi Porro, G, Rondanelli, M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Italy 01.04.2015
• Subjects: Animals; Antiemetics - isolation & purification; Antiemetics - pharmacology; Antiemetics - therapeutic use; Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects; Catechols - isolation & purification; Catechols - pharmacology; Catechols - therapeutic use; Fatty Alcohols - isolation & purification; Fatty Alcohols - pharmacology; Fatty Alcohols - therapeutic use; Female; Gastric Emptying - drug effects; Humans; Nausea - chemically induced; Nausea - diagnosis; Nausea - drug therapy; Plant Extracts - isolation & purification; Plant Extracts - pharmacology; Plant Extracts - therapeutic use; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications - diagnosis; Pregnancy Complications - drug therapy; Vomiting - chemically induced; Vomiting - diagnosis; Vomiting - drug therapy; Zingiber officinale
• ISSN: 2284-0729

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a spice traditionally used to treat indigestion, nausea and vomiting. Ginger extracts accelerate gastric emptying and stimulate gastric antral contractions. These effects are mainly due to the presence of gingerols and shogaols and their activity on cholinergic M rece...