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Ginger

Ginger have been claimed to decrease the pain from arthritis,

though studies have been inconsistent. It may also have blood

thinning and cholesterol lowering properties that may make it

useful for treating heart disease.[7]

Preliminary research also indicates that nine compounds found in

ginger may bind to human serotonin receptors, possibly helping to

affect anxiety.[8]

Advanced glycation end-products are possibly associated in the

development of several pathophysiologies, including diabetic

cataract for which ginger was effective in preliminary studies,

apparently by acting through antiglycating mechanisms.[9][10][11]

Ginger compounds are active against a form of diarrhea which is the

leading cause of infant death in developing countries. Zingerone is

likely to be the active constituent against enterotoxigenic

Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin-induced diarrhea.[12][13]

Ginger has been found effective in multiple studies for treating

nausea caused by seasickness, morning sickness and chemotherapy

[14][15] though ginger was not found superior over a placebo for

pre-emptively treating post-operative nausea. Ginger is a safe

remedy for nausea relief during pregnancy.[16] Ginger as a remedy

for motion sickness is still a debated issue. The television

program Mythbusters performed an experiment using one of their

staff who suffered from severe motion sickness. The staff member

was placed in a moving device which, without treatment, produced

severe nausea. Multiple treatments were administered. None, with

the exception of the ginger and the two most common drugs, were

successful. The staff member preferred the ginger due to lack of

side effects. Several studies over the last 20 years were

inconclusive with some studies in favor of the herb and some not.

[17][18] A common thread in these studies is the lack of sufficient

participants to yield statistical significance. Another issue is

the lack of a known chemical pathway for the supposed relief.