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Rhizome containing gingerols and shogaols that inhibit prostaglandin synthesis and act on gut serotonin receptors; well evidenced for nausea, including pregnancy- and chemotherapy-related, and mild anti-inflammatory effects.
Morning sickness, motion sickness, medication-induced nausea, and general stomach upset.
Also known as: Zingiber officinale
Every published result for this pair, extracted and audited.
These charts group published studies by what they reported and how they were run — green marks studies that reported a benefit for this pairing. Tiers run from pooled analyses of many trials (strongest) to one-off observational reports.
Direction of reported outcomes for Ginger in nausea.
Study designs behind these findings.
Every measured outcome, one row per finding - numbers exactly as reported.
| Study | Design | n | Duration | Outcome measured | Reported result | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PMID 31937153 2022 | Meta-analysis | 1174 | - | general symptom of NVP | 7.475 OR (95% CI = (4.133, 13.520)) | Benefit |
| PMID 31937153 2022 | Meta-analysis | 1174 | - | general symptom of NVP vs vitamin B6 | reported qualitatively (95% CI = (0.495, 3.102)) | No benefit |
| PMID 31937153 2022 | Meta-analysis | 1174 | - | severity of nausea | 0.821 SMD (95% CI = (0.585, 1.056)) | Benefit |
| PMID 31937153 2022 | Meta-analysis | 1174 | - | severity of nausea vs vitamin B6 | reported qualitatively (95% CI = (-0.102, 0.500)) | No benefit |
| PMID 31937153 2022 | Meta-analysis | 1174 | - | vomiting | reported qualitatively (95% CI = (-0.268, 1.365)) | No benefit |
| PMID 31937153 2022 | Meta-analysis | 1174 | - | vomiting vs vitamin B6 | reported qualitatively (95% CI = (-0.145, 0.808)) | No benefit |
| PMID 36501010 2022 | Meta-analysis | - | above four days | acute vomiting (subgroup: not more than 1 g ginger per day for above four days) | 0.30 OR (95% CI 0.12 to 0.79; p = 0.02; I2 = 36%) | Benefit |
| PMID 36501010 2022 | Meta-analysis | - | - | incidence of acute nausea | reported qualitatively (p = 0.53) | No benefit |
| PMID 36501010 2022 | Meta-analysis | - | - | incidence of acute vomiting | reported qualitatively (p = 0.09) | No benefit |
| PMID 36501010 2022 | Meta-analysis | - | - | incidence of delayed nausea | reported qualitatively (p = 0.31) | No benefit |
| PMID 36501010 2022 | Meta-analysis | - | - | incidence of delayed vomiting | reported qualitatively (p = 0.89) | No benefit |
Hand-selected PubMed studies, linked to the originals.
Ordered by strength of evidence, then result direction.
01Comparative Effectiveness of Pharmacological and Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-AnalysisFrivaldszky L, et al. · Nutrients · 2026PMID 42075106 ↗02Comparative Effectiveness of Nutritional Supplements in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Network Meta-AnalysisZhang Y, et al. · Nutrients · 2025PMID 40806131 ↗03Pharmacological properties of ginger (Zingiber officinale): what do meta-analyses say? a systematic reviewPaudel KR, et al. · Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025PMID 40808693 ↗04Phytotherapy as an adjunct to the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis - a systematic review of clinical trialsPiekarz J, et al. · Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology · 2025PMID 41005054 ↗Be the first to share what you noticed with Ginger for nausea. How we calculate this.