Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, New York, have found that patients with breast cancer who were given a capsule containing ginger root twice a day, starting three days before beginning chemotherapy experienced remarkable results. Ginger root has often been used to calm an upset stomach so this news will come as no surprise when it was found to relieve the nausea of cancer patients.
Starting three days before beginning chemotherapy some were given a placebo substance, for others the capsule contained .25, .5, or .75 grams of powdered ginger root. The results reported at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, indicated that those who received the ginger treatment had significantly reduced nausea following the first chemo treatment. The reduction was greatest for those patients receiving the smallest dosage, and the least for those receiving the greatest dosage. Researchers noted that their study showed effectiveness for ginger where previous studies had not, because in the present study the researchers introduced the ginger three days before the first chemo treatment. Timing is very important.
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