Marx, W.M., Teleni, L., McCarthy, A.L., Vitetta, L., McKavanagh, D., Thomson, D., & Isenring, E. (2013). Ginger (Zingiber officinale) and chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting: A systematic literature review. Nutrition Reviews, 71, 245-254.
To review the current published research from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and crossover trials evaluating the efficacy of ginger for prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV)
Databases searched were PubMed, CINAHL, and Cochrane library.
Search keywords were ginger, cancer , chemotherapy, nausea, emesis, vomiting, and CINV.
Studies were included in the review if they
Study exclusions were not reported.
At best, findings show mixed results for use of ginger. Overall body of evidence was rated as “C’ in which “D” was the lowest possible level.
This review does not support the use of ginger for CINV prevention.