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Indications

Complementary/Alternative Medicine: This monograph describes a natural or herbal product that is not subject to FDA guidelines for medicines. Patients and clinicians are advised to read package labels carefully to ensure safe and efficacious use.

REMS


Contraind./Precautions

Contraindicated in:

Use Cautiously in:

Adv. Reactions/Side Effects

GI: minor heartburn

Derm: dermatitis (when used topically)

Interactions

Natural-Drug Products:

Natural-Natural Products:

Availability

Route/Dosage

US Brand Names

Calicut, cochin, gengibre, ginger root, imber, ingwerwurzel, ingwer, Jamaica ginger, jenjibre, kankyo, jiang, zingiber

Action

  • Antiemetic effect due to increasing GI motility and transport; may act on serotonin receptors.
  • Shown to be hypoglycemic, hypotensive, or hypertensive, and positive inotropic agent.
  • Inhibits prostaglandins and platelets, lowers cholesterol, and improves appetite and digestion.
Therapeutic effects:
  • nausea and vomiting due to motion sickness, surgery, and chemotherapy.
  • joint pain and improvement of joint motion in rheumatoid arthritis.
  • Antioxidant.

Classifications

Therapeutic Classification: antiemetics

Pharmacokinetics

Absorption: Unknown.

Distribution: Unknown.

Metabolism/Excretion: Unknown.

Half-Life: Unknown.

Time/Action Profile

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Patient/Family Teaching

Pronunciation

JIN-jer