Objective:
The aim of this study was to determine the effects of ginger in nausea and vomiting of pregnancy.
Design:
This was a single blind clinical trial study,
Setting:
The study was conducted in a selected prenatal care clinic of Isfahan City hospitals
Subjects:
The subjects included 67 pregnant women who complained of nausea and vomiting from Isfahan city
hospitals participated in the study.
Intervention:
The participants were randomly assigned to two groups, an experimental group and a control
group. The groups were matched according to the age, gestational age, parity, occupational status, and edu-
cational level of the participants. The experimental group received ginger 250 mg capsules for 4 days, and the
control group received placebo with the same prescription form.
Outcome measures:
Effects of treatment of nausea were evaluated twice daily for 4 days by a before-and-after
treatment questionnaire.
Results:
The mean ages of the experimental and control groups were 24.1
4.8 and 23.3
5 years, respectively.
The mean gestational age was 13
3 weeks, and the mean parity was 1.6
0.8. The ginger users demonstrated
a higher rate of improvement than the placebo users did (85% versus 56%;
p
0.01). The decrease in vomiting
times among ginger users was also significantly greater than among the women who received the placebo (50%
versus 9%;
p
0.05).
Discussion:
A daily total of 1000 mg of ginger in a capsule preparation can be suggested by care providers as
a means of decreasing pregnancy nausea and vomiting in women who tend to herbal medicines.
Conclusion:
Ginger is an effective herbal remedy for decreasing nausea and vomiting during pregnancy