ReviewPhytotherapy research : PTR2020
Clinical trials on pain lowering effect of ginger: A narrative review.
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39 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 115 citations in OpenAlex.
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- A Meta-Analysis of the Impact of Nutritional Supplementation on Osteoarthritis Symptoms.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of Ginger Supplementation on Markers of Inflammation and Functional Capacity in Individuals with Mild to Moderate Joint Pain.Nutrients · 2025Trial
- A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Dose-Response Trial of MuvzDrug design, development and therapy · 2025Trial
- Ginger Supplementation Improves Performance and Attenuates Perceived Exertion and Neuromuscular Fatigue in CrossFitJournal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Article
- Targeting TLR4/non-canonical NF-κB pathway by Bushen Bitong recipe enhances BMSCs-based cartilage repair in osteoarthritis.Biochemistry and biophysics reports · 2026Article
- Influence of ginger root extract supplementation on the microbiota-gut-brain axis in individuals with sciatica: Study protocol for a double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial.Clinical nutrition ESPEN · 2026Article
- Influence of Ginger on Exercise-Induced Muscle Pain.Nutrition reviews · 2026Review
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- Medicinal Plants and Phytochemicals in Cardioprotection-Mechanistic Pathways and Translational Roadmap.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Local Delivery of Ginger ExtractCurrent drug delivery · 2026Article
- Identification of potential natural analgesic compounds through molecular docking-virtual screening, molecular dynamics simulation, MM/GBSA, DFT, and ADMET computations.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- 6-Shogaol Alleviates Endotoxin-Induced Uveitis via Activation of HIF-1α to Regulate Inflammatory Responses and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2025Article
- Combination of Botanicals and Mindfulness Meditation for the Treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis: A Case Report.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2025Article
- A Panoramic Review on the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis through Herbalism.Current rheumatology reviews · 2025Review
- Bioactive Compounds in Osteoarthritis: Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Roles.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Ginger inhibits the invasion of ovarian cancer cells SKOV3 through CLDN7, CLDN11 and CD274 m6A methylation modifications.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2024Article
- Screening of Active Substances Regulating Alzheimer's Disease in Ginger and Visualization of the Effectiveness on 6-Gingerol Pathway Targets.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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12 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Ginger has a pain-reducing effect and it can modulate pain through various mechanisms: inhibition of prostaglandins via the COX and LOX-pathways, antioxidant activity, inibition of the transcription factor nf-kB, or acting as agonist of vanilloid nociceptor. This narrative review summarizes the last 10-year of randomized controlled trials (RCTs), in which ginger was traditionally used as a pain reliever for dysmenorrhea, delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS), osteoarthritis (AO), chronic low back pain (CLBP), and migraine. Regarding dysmenorrhea, six eligible studies suggest a promising effect of oral ginger. As concerned with DOMS, the four eligible RCTs suggested a reduction of inflammation after oral and topical ginger administration. Regarding knee AO, nine RCTs agree in stating that oral and topical use of ginger seems to be effective against pain, while other did not find significant differences. One RCT considered the use of ginger in migraine and suggested its beneficial activity. Finally, one RCT evaluated the effects of Swedish massage with aromatic ginger oil on CLBP demonstrated a reduction in pain. The use of ginger for its pain lowering effect is safe and promising, even though more studies are needed to create a consensus about the dosage of ginger useful for long-term therapy.
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