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Ginger

Gingerols/shogaols are associated with anti-nausea and inflammatory pathway effects.[1458,2570,2607, etc.]

Superscript reference numbers link to the Sources bibliography.

Strong Evidence
Gut HealthRecoveryImmune Support

Composite Rating

3.9/5

Blends evidence depth, community direction, safety friction, and completeness.

Evidence Intensity

100/100

High depth from human/RCT/meta counts

Community Direction

0

Mixed / Neutral • confidence Minimal

Safety Friction

86/100

High signal from adverse/interaction markers

Data Completeness

100%

Studies 16 • mentions 0 • links 25

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Implementation Blueprint

Classification: prioritize.[1088,1211,1458, etc.]

Best fit: Users with nausea tendencies or high training soreness..[1088,1211,1458, etc.]

Goal alignment: Gut Health, Recovery, Immune Support.[1088,1211,1458, etc.]

Classification

Prioritize

Evidence Tier

HIGH

Best Fit

Users with nausea tendencies or high training soreness.

Primary Focus

Gut Health, Recovery

Safety and Pitfalls

  • May interact with anticoagulant use at higher intakes.[1088,1211,1458, etc.]

At-A-Glance Evidence Architecture[1458,2570,2607, etc.]

Clinical Depth

Humans: 522 • RCTs: 58 • Meta: 25

Cohort / Real-World

Cohort signals: 23

Safety Markers

Adverse signals: 80 • Interactions: 0

Evidence Tracking

Freshness, trend, and study timeline for this item

Evidence Tracking

Status

New Evidence

Trend

→ Stable evidence base

Depth

522 total studies · 4 recent

Timeline

20012025

Top Signal Metrics[1458,2570,2607, etc.]

Total indexed

522

Human studies

522

In vitro / tissue

341

Safety adverse signals

80

Randomized trials

58

Meta-analyses

25

Community Direction Mix[1088,1211,6171]

Weighted direction score: 0 (Mixed / Neutral)

Benefit0
Adverse0
No Effect0
Mixed0

No directional mention volume was resolved; fallback profile metadata is shown in other sections.

Evidence Quality Summary[1458,2570,2607, etc.]

High when there are >=2 human meta-analyses, or strong human trial/cohort volume with substantial human literature.

Total indexed

522

Human studies

522

In vitro / tissue

341

Safety adverse signals

80

Randomized trials

58

Meta-analyses

25

Cohort signals

23

Animal-only studies

0

Study Type Breakdown

Distribution of evidence by study design strength

Meta-AnalysesLevel 1a25
Randomized TrialsLevel 1b58
Cohort StudiesLevel 2b23
Human Studies (other)Level 3-4416
All IndexedAll levels522
100

Evidence Strength: High

Composite of study volume, RCTs, and meta-analyses

Top Human Studies[1458,2570,2607, etc.]

PMID 35458170 • 2022 Apr 12

A Meta-Analysis of the Impact of Nutritional Supplementation on Osteoarthritis Symptoms.

Nutrients

Open PubMed

PMID 38542668 • 2024 Mar 7

Effect of Aromatic Herbs and Spices Present in the Mediterranean Diet on the Glycemic Profile in Type 2 Diabetes Subjects: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Nutrients

Open PubMed

PMID 29393665 • 2019

The effects of ginger intake on weight loss and metabolic profiles among overweight and obese subjects: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr

Open PubMed

PMID 36501010 • 2022 Nov 23

Effects of Ginger Intake on Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting: A Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials.

Nutrients

Open PubMed

PMID 36513474 • 2022 Dec

What is the efficacy of dietary, nutraceutical, and probiotic interventions for the management of gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms? A systematic literature review and meta-analysis.

Clin Nutr ESPEN

Open PubMed

PMID 27000311 • 2016 Mar 22

Dietary supplements for dysmenorrhoea.

Cochrane Database Syst Rev

Open PubMed

PMID 32180294 • 2020 Aug

Herbal formulation "turmeric extract, black pepper, and ginger" versus Naproxen for chronic knee osteoarthritis: A randomized, double-blind, controlled clinical trial.

Phytother Res

Open PubMed

PMID 11710709 • 2001 Nov

Effects of a ginger extract on knee pain in patients with osteoarthritis.

Arthritis Rheum

Open PubMed

PMID 36837393 • 2023 Jan 18

Hemp Seed Oil in Association with β-Caryophyllene, Myrcene and Ginger Extract as a Nutraceutical Integration in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Double-Blind Prospective Case-Control Study.

Medicina (Kaunas)

Open PubMed

PMID 39203851 • 2024 Aug 15

Beneficial Effects of Ginger Extract on Eye Fatigue and Shoulder Stiffness: A Randomized, Double-Blind, and Placebo-Controlled Parallel Study.

Nutrients

Open PubMed

PMID 39212491 • 2024 Sep 16

Effectiveness and safety of steamed ginger extract on mild osteoarthritis: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial.

Food Funct

Open PubMed

PMID 26758574 • 2016 Jun

Effect of cinnamon, cardamom, saffron and ginger consumption on blood pressure and a marker of endothelial function in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A randomized controlled clinical trial.

Blood Press

Open PubMed

PMID 30764511 • 2019 Feb 5

DASH Dietary Pattern and Cardiometabolic Outcomes: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.

Nutrients

Open PubMed

PMID 39288907 • 2025 Jun

Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Interactions between Food or Herbal Products and Oral Anticoagulants: Evidence Review, Practical Recommendations, and Knowledge Gaps.

Semin Thromb Hemost

Open PubMed

PMID 37737262 • 2023 Sep 22

Ginger intake suppresses neutrophil extracellular trap formation in autoimmune mice and healthy humans.

JCI Insight

Open PubMed

PMID 28536126 • 2017 May 23

Relation of total sugars, fructose and sucrose with incident type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.

CMAJ

Open PubMed

Community Report Frequency[1088,1211,6171]

Benefit reports: 0

Adverse reports: 0

No-effect reports: 0

Mixed reports: 0

Unclear reports: 0

Signal confidence: 0.00

Top Reported Effects[1088,1211,6171]

Benefits

  • Gut Health: 1
  • Recovery: 1
  • Immune Support: 1

Adverse

  • May interact with anticoagulant use at higher intakes: 1

No Effect

  • insufficient no-effect reports captured: 0

Community confidence 0.00 with mentions: benefit 0, adverse 0, no-effect 0.

Search fetch failed: Failed to fetch after retries: https://old.reddit.com/search.json?raw_json=1&sort=relevance&t=year&limit=8&q=%22ginger%22%20(diet%20OR%20nutrition%20OR%20meals%20OR%20side%20effects%20OR%20experience%20OR%20results)%20(subreddit%3Anutrition%20OR%20subreddit%3AScientificNutrition%20OR%20subreddit%3Aloseit%20OR%20subreddit%3AMealPrepSunday%20OR%20subreddit%3Aketo%20OR%20subreddit%3Afasting%20OR%20subreddit%3Amediterraneandiet%20OR%20subreddit%3Avegan%20OR%20subreddit%3Avegetarian%20OR%20subreddit%3Acarnivorediet%20OR%20subreddit%3Abiohackers%20OR%20subreddit%3Alongevity)

Fallback search fetch failed: Failed to fetch after retries: https://old.reddit.com/search.json?raw_json=1&sort=relevance&t=year&limit=12&q=ginger

Community Evidence Examples[1088,1211,6171]

aggregate • unclear

No directional first-hand mentions captured in the current community corpus; source links are retained for traceability.

Open mention

Primary Source Links

Evidence Sources

  • https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/esearch.fcgi?db=pubmed&term=(%22ginger%22%20AND%20humans%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D)%20AND%20(diet*%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20intake%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20consumption%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20feeding%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20nutrition%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D)
  • https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/esearch.fcgi?db=pubmed&term=(%22ginger%22%20AND%20humans%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D)%20AND%20humans%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20AND%20(diet*%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20intake%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20consumption%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20feeding%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20nutrition%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D)
  • https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/esearch.fcgi?db=pubmed&term=(%22ginger%22%20AND%20humans%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D)%20AND%20humans%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20AND%20(diet*%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20intake%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20consumption%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20feeding%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20nutrition%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D)%20AND%20randomized%20controlled%20trial%5BPublication%20Type%5D
  • https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/esearch.fcgi?db=pubmed&term=(%22ginger%22%20AND%20humans%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D)%20AND%20humans%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20AND%20(diet*%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20intake%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20consumption%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20feeding%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20nutrition%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D)%20AND%20meta-analysis%5BPublication%20Type%5D
  • https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/esearch.fcgi?db=pubmed&term=(%22ginger%22%20AND%20humans%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D)%20AND%20humans%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20AND%20(diet*%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20intake%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20consumption%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20feeding%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20nutrition%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D)%20AND%20(cohort%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20prospective%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20longitudinal%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D)
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35458170/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38542668/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29393665/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36501010/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36513474/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27000311/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32180294/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11710709/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36837393/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39203851/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39212491/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26758574/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30764511/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39288907/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37737262/

Community Sources

  • https://old.reddit.com/search.json?raw_json=1&sort=relevance&t=year&limit=8&q=%22ginger%22%20(diet%20OR%20nutrition%20OR%20meals%20OR%20side%20effects%20OR%20experience%20OR%20results)%20(subreddit%3Anutrition%20OR%20subreddit%3AScientificNutrition%20OR%20subreddit%3Aloseit%20OR%20subreddit%3AMealPrepSunday%20OR%20subreddit%3Aketo%20OR%20subreddit%3Afasting%20OR%20subreddit%3Amediterraneandiet%20OR%20subreddit%3Avegan%20OR%20subreddit%3Avegetarian%20OR%20subreddit%3Acarnivorediet%20OR%20subreddit%3Abiohackers%20OR%20subreddit%3Alongevity)
  • https://old.reddit.com/search.json?raw_json=1&sort=relevance&t=year&limit=12&q=ginger
  • https://www.reddit.com/search/?q=Ginger

Scientific Evidence Notes[1458,2570,2607, etc.]

1. PubMed triage evidence summary: Ginger

PUBMED • Humans + preclinical triage

Counts from structured PubMed query set for diet/intake context.

Outcome: Humans 522, RCT 58, meta 25, cohort 23.[1458,2570,2607, etc.]

Open source
2. A Meta-Analysis of the Impact of Nutritional Supplementation on Osteoarthritis Symptoms.

PUBMED • 2022 • Human evidence curation set

PMID 35458170 from Nutrients.

Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1458,2570,2607, etc.]

Open source
3. Effect of Aromatic Herbs and Spices Present in the Mediterranean Diet on the Glycemic Profile in Type 2 Diabetes Subjects: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

PUBMED • 2024 • Human evidence curation set

PMID 38542668 from Nutrients.

Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1458,2570,2607, etc.]

Open source
4. The effects of ginger intake on weight loss and metabolic profiles among overweight and obese subjects: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

PUBMED • 2019 • Human evidence curation set

PMID 29393665 from Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr.

Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1458,2570,2607, etc.]

Open source
5. Effects of Ginger Intake on Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting: A Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials.

PUBMED • 2022 • Human evidence curation set

PMID 36501010 from Nutrients.

Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1458,2570,2607, etc.]

Open source
6. What is the efficacy of dietary, nutraceutical, and probiotic interventions for the management of gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms? A systematic literature review and meta-analysis.

PUBMED • 2022 • Human evidence curation set

PMID 36513474 from Clin Nutr ESPEN.

Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1458,2570,2607, etc.]

Open source
7. Dietary supplements for dysmenorrhoea.

PUBMED • 2016 • Human evidence curation set

PMID 27000311 from Cochrane Database Syst Rev.

Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1458,2570,2607, etc.]

Open source
8. Herbal formulation "turmeric extract, black pepper, and ginger" versus Naproxen for chronic knee osteoarthritis: A randomized, double-blind, controlled clinical trial.

PUBMED • 2020 • Human evidence curation set

PMID 32180294 from Phytother Res.

Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1458,2570,2607, etc.]

Open source
9. Effects of a ginger extract on knee pain in patients with osteoarthritis.

PUBMED • 2001 • Human evidence curation set

PMID 11710709 from Arthritis Rheum.

Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1458,2570,2607, etc.]

Open source
10. Hemp Seed Oil in Association with β-Caryophyllene, Myrcene and Ginger Extract as a Nutraceutical Integration in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Double-Blind Prospective Case-Control Study.

PUBMED • 2023 • Human evidence curation set

PMID 36837393 from Medicina (Kaunas).

Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1458,2570,2607, etc.]

Open source
11. Beneficial Effects of Ginger Extract on Eye Fatigue and Shoulder Stiffness: A Randomized, Double-Blind, and Placebo-Controlled Parallel Study.

PUBMED • 2024 • Human evidence curation set

PMID 39203851 from Nutrients.

Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1458,2570,2607, etc.]

Open source
12. Effectiveness and safety of steamed ginger extract on mild osteoarthritis: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial.

PUBMED • 2024 • Human evidence curation set

PMID 39212491 from Food Funct.

Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1458,2570,2607, etc.]

Open source
13. Effect of cinnamon, cardamom, saffron and ginger consumption on blood pressure and a marker of endothelial function in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A randomized controlled clinical trial.

PUBMED • 2016 • Human evidence curation set

PMID 26758574 from Blood Press.

Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1458,2570,2607, etc.]

Open source
14. DASH Dietary Pattern and Cardiometabolic Outcomes: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.

PUBMED • 2019 • Human evidence curation set

PMID 30764511 from Nutrients.

Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1458,2570,2607, etc.]

Open source
15. Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Interactions between Food or Herbal Products and Oral Anticoagulants: Evidence Review, Practical Recommendations, and Knowledge Gaps.

PUBMED • 2025 • Human evidence curation set

PMID 39288907 from Semin Thromb Hemost.

Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1458,2570,2607, etc.]

Open source
16. Ginger intake suppresses neutrophil extracellular trap formation in autoimmune mice and healthy humans.

PUBMED • 2023 • Human evidence curation set

PMID 37737262 from JCI Insight.

Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1458,2570,2607, etc.]

Open source
17. Relation of total sugars, fructose and sucrose with incident type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.

PUBMED • 2017 • Human evidence curation set

PMID 28536126 from CMAJ.

Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1458,2570,2607, etc.]

Open source