Effectiveness of ginger in the treatment of vomit and nausea in pregnant women before the 16th gestational week
Several studies have documented the beneficial effects of ginger on nausea and vomit in pregnancy.
The results of this study reinforce those theories. In this trial 120 pregnant women were recruited with nausea and vomit symptoms going from medium to hard before the 16th gestational week. The women were randomly assessed for the treatment with ginger (n=40), placebo (n=40) or control group (n=40). The entity of sympthoms were self-assessed by the patients and recorded in accordance with Rodi index.
106 women completed the study, 37 in ginger group, 36 in placebo group and 33 in control group.
According to Rodi index the medium of the score was the following:
- Vomit: 52 ± 2.41 with ginger, 0.24 ± 2.24 with placebo and 0.97 ± 2.24 in the control group (p<0,001)
- Nausea: 3.86 ± 2.35 with ginger, 1.26 ± 1.57 with placebo, -0.33 ± 1.74 in the control group (p<0,001)
- Symptoms related to vomit: 2.15 ± 1.62 with ginger, 0.45 ± 1.60 with placebo, -0.34 ± 1.26 in the control group (p<0,001).
As seen, all the scores are Statistically significant in favor of ginger. The authors of this trial concluded that ginger is effective giving relief to nausea and vomit going from medium to hard before the 16th gestational week.
Department of Midwifery, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, IR Iran. Saberi F, Sadat Z, Abedzadeh-Kalahroudi M, Taebi M. Effect of ginger on relieving nausea and vomiting in pregnancy: A randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Nurs Midwifery Stud 2014, Apr;3(1):e11841.
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