In a study released May 14th by the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Ginger helped tame one of the most dreaded side effects of cancer treatments - nausea from chemotherapy.
The federally funded study found people who started taking ginger capsules several days before a chemo infusion had fewer and less severe bouts of nausea afterwards than others who were given dummy capsules.
But this does not apply to ginger ale. Many sodas and cookies contain only flavoring - not real ginger.
The study tested a drug-like ginger root extract and it is not know if people could get the same benefits from ginger teas or the powdered ginger sold as a spice.
Some cancer patients cut treatment short or refuse chemo altogether because of nausea, hurting their chances of beating the disease.
Ginger capsules may offer a cheap, simple way to fight nausea.
Always talk with your doctor before taking anything.
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