Can taking ginger for nausea reduce or eliminate nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy?
The evidence is mixed on whether taking ginger for nausea is effective in reducing or eliminating nausea and vomiting during and after chemotherapy. On the one hand, there have been promising results from some studies of ginger for nausea, including one that showed taking various doses of ginger orally had a significant effect in reducing nausea in people undergoing chemotherapy for a variety of cancers. In two other smaller studies, taking ginger along with a standard anti-nausea (anti-emetic) medication further reduced the severity of nausea following chemotherapy treatments. And in another small study, people receiving ginger combined with a high-protein drink reported less nausea than those who did not receive the ginger and protein drink. But other studies have shown ginger to be of no benefit in reducing nausea and vomiting due to chemotherapy. It also had been thought that taking ginger might reduce the length of time people feel nauseous following chemotherapy, but no solid evi
