ReviewEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2018
Effects of Ginger
Review in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
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Who cites it
37 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 120 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effect of the Consumption of Species from the Zingiberaceae or Berberidaceae Family on Glycemic Profile Parameters: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Pooled it
- Pharmacological properties of ginger (Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Pooled it
- Renoprotective effects of the ginger (Zingiber officinale) on Diabetic kidney disease, current knowledge and future direction: a systematic review of animal studies.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2022Pooled it
- Randomised controlled trials on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diabetes in African countries: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2022Pooled it
- Ginger for Healthy Ageing: A Systematic Review on Current Evidence of Its Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory, and Anticancer Properties.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2022Pooled it
- Ginger on Human Health: A Comprehensive Systematic Review of 109 Randomized Controlled Trials.Nutrients · 2020Pooled it
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- Beneficial Effects of Ginger Extract on Eye Fatigue and Shoulder Stiffness: A Randomized, Double-Blind, and Placebo-Controlled Parallel Study.Nutrients · 2024Trial
- Effectiveness of ginger in reducing metabolic levels in people with diabetes: a randomized clinical trial.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2020Trial
- Ginger supplementation and metabolic health: an umbrella review of meta-analyses of randomized trials.Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2026Review
- Steamed Ginger Extract (GGE03) Attenuates Obesity and Improves Metabolic Parameters in Association with AMPK Activation and Lipid Metabolism Regulation in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Mice.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- The role of myocardial fibrosis in the diabetic cardiomyopathy.Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2025Review
- Network Pharmacology-Guided Evaluation of Ginger and Cornelian Cherry Extracts Against Depression and Metabolic Dysfunction in Estrogen-Deficient Chronic Stressed Rats.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Evidence-Based Human Clinical Trials on Antidiabetic Herbal Remedies Commonly Used in the Middle East.Sultan Qaboos University medical journal · 2025Review
- Ginger: A Nutraceutical Supplement for Protection Against Various Cardiovascular Diseases in Clinical Trials.Cureus · 2025Review
- Assessment of distinct effects ofPeerJ · 2025Article
- Plant-Based Diets and Phytochemicals in the Management of Diabetes Mellitus and Prevention of Its Complications: A Review.Nutrients · 2024Review
- Bioactive Compounds Formulated in Phytosomes Administered as Complementary Therapy for Metabolic Disorders.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Nutritional aphrodisiacs: Biochemistry and Pharmacology.Current research in food science · 2024Review
- Herbal Products as Complementary or Alternative Medicine for the Management of Hyperglycemia and Dyslipidemia in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Current Evidence Based on Findings of Interventional Studies.Journal of nutrition and metabolism · 2024Review
Corrections and comments
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Authors and funding
5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
objectiveThis article aims to assess the effects of ginger
methodsElectronic literature was searched in PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, Chinese Biomedical Database, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and Wanfang Database from inception of the database to May 19, 2017, and supplemented by browsing reference lists of potentially eligible articles. Randomized controlled trials on research subjects were included. Data were extracted as a mean difference (MD) and 95% confidence interval (CI). Subgroup analysis of fasting blood glucose (FBG) was performed.
results10 studies met the inclusion criteria with a total of 490 individuals. Ginger showed a significant beneficial effect in glucose control and insulin sensitivity. The pooled weighted MD of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) was -1.00, (95% CI: -1.56, -0.44;
conclusionBased on the negligible side effects and obvious ameliorative effects on glucose control, insulin sensitivity, and lipid profile, ginger may be a promising adjuvant therapy for T2DM and MetS.
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Registered trials
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