Ginger for treating nausea and vomiting: an overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2023 Dec 10:1-12. doi: 10.1080/09637486.2023.2284647. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTGinger may be a potential remedy for nausea and vomiting. This review aimed to assess the reporting and methodological quality, and integrate the evidence in this field. A total of fifteen meta-analyses were analysed and met the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses 2009 guidelines, providing a relatively complete statement. However, methodological quality, assessed using the Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews-2 checklist, was deemed critically low to low. Our review's findings support ginger's effectiveness in managing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in cancer patients. It also reduces postoperative nausea and vomiting severity, decreasing the need for rescue antiemetics. Furthermore, ginger shows promise in alleviating pregnancy-related nausea and vomiting symptoms. The pooled evidence suggests ginger as a safe botanical option for managing nausea and vomiting, but it is important to improve the scientific quality of published meta-analyses in the future.PMID:38072785 | DOI:10.1080/09637486.2023.2284647
Source: International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition - Category: Nutrition Authors: Source Type: research