Research · Meta-analysis
The preventive and relieving effects of ginger on postoperative nausea and vomiting: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
What it found
Ginger significantly lowered postoperative nausea at 2, 6, and 12 hours, but showed no significant effect on vomiting incidence or antiemetic use.
- Design
- Meta-analysis
- Year
- 2022
- Sample size
- 1,506
- Population
- surgical patients (14 RCTs)
- Intervention
- oral ginger vs placebo, perioperatively
- Outcome
- postoperative nausea scores, vomiting incidence, antiemetic use
- Journal
- International Journal of Nursing Studies
Citation last checked 2026-06-21.