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Ginger Curbs Sickness of Chemotherapy: Study

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(Newser) – A dose of ginger or a new anti-nausea drug can make chemotherapy less debilitating, the Los Angeles Times reports. One study showed that capsules of ginger on days before and after treatment reduced nausea in cancer patients by 40%. Normally about 70% of chemotherapy patients endure sickness during treatment. "Chemotherapy has come to be the thing cancer patients fear the most," said Dr. Steven Grunberg, who led one study.

Patients in a second study received the usual anti-nausea drugs, ondansetron and dexamethasone, and a new drug, casopitant mesylate. The added drug controlled nausea after the first day of chemo in 86% of patients by blocking what's called the NK1 path in the brain. Patients only had to take the drug on the day of therapy. "That is a huge convenience for the patient," Grunberg said.

William Darker of Imperial Beach, Calif., prepares to undergo chemotherapy at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., Tuesday, March 24, 2009.
William Darker of Imperial Beach, Calif., prepares to undergo chemotherapy at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., Tuesday, March 24, 2009.   (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
A nurse prepares a chemotherapy machine at the Cancer Institute of Singapore at the National University Hospital in Singapore, Wednesday April 18, 2007.
A nurse prepares a chemotherapy machine at the Cancer Institute of Singapore at the National University Hospital in Singapore, Wednesday April 18, 2007.   (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
Spoonfuls of ginger before and after chemotherapy treatments can reduce nausea and vomiting, a study found.
Spoonfuls of ginger before and after chemotherapy treatments can reduce nausea and vomiting, a study found.   (Shutterstock)
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kokuaguy
May 15, 09 7:12 PM CDT
Ginger is truly miraculous-- Asian cultures have known this for thousands of years. Reply
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Mr.C
May 15, 09 11:57 PM CDT
I was in Korea with the only doctor working with a sample of the Alvian Influenza. On one desk they had rats being treated with Ginger - they knew it wouldn't work, so it was an unofficial/off the record test.
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Mr.C
May 15, 09 11:58 PM CDT
here are the little fellas: http://i43.tinypic.com/2wdu59x.jpg (note the Korean writing on the yellow piece of paper on the desk)
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OWLWOMANXXXX
May 15, 09 9:20 PM CDT
ginger is good if you have diahrea Reply
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Alexandria
May 15, 09 9:21 PM CDT
Ginger has always been known as a natural way to ease sickness, so this study isn't so surprising. Reply
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