Research · Meta-analysis
Efficacy of ginger in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea: a systematic review and meta-analysis
What it found
Ginger reduced period-pain severity more than placebo and performed comparably to NSAIDs, though heterogeneity was high and trials small.
- Design
- Meta-analysis
- Year
- 2021
- Population
- women with primary dysmenorrhea (period pain)
- Intervention
- oral ginger powder (~750–1,000 mg/day) vs placebo or NSAIDs
- Outcome
- menstrual pain severity
- Journal
- Cureus
Citation last checked 2026-06-21.