title: Taking ginger for nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Many of my patients prefer to use natural or herbal medicines, such as ginger, before taking drugs to treat nausea and vomiting of pregnancy. Is there evidence that ginger is safe to use during pregnancy? Is it effective?
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although ginger is used in many cultures to treat the symptoms of nausea and vomiting, no trials have established its safety for use during pregnancy. On the other hand, its efficacy has been documented in two randomized, blinded controlled trials.
authors.affiliation: Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.
authors.forename: Kiran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chandra
authors.forename: Adrienne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Einarson
authors.forename: Gideon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Koren
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D020939:Zingiber officinale; D006801:Humans; D009325:Nausea / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008517:Phytotherapy; D028321:Plant Preparations / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014839:Vomiting / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D028321:Plant Preparations