Ginger.Nutraceutical: Ginger Indication: Morning sickness morning sickness n. Nausea and vomiting upon rising in the morning, especially during early pregnancy. Also called nausea gravidarum. morning sickness Source: Obstet Gynecol, 2004;103(4):639-645. Research: Researchers set out to determine if ginger was equivalent to vitamin B vitamin B n. 1. Vitamin B complex. 2. A member of the vitamin B complex, especially thiamine. vitamin B, vitamin B complex a group of water-soluble substances described separately. 6 for reducing morning sickness symptoms associated with pregnancy. This randomized ran·dom·ize tr.v. ran·dom·ized, ran·dom·iz·ing, ran·dom·iz·es To make random in arrangement, especially in order to control the variables in an experiment. , controlled equivalence trial involved 291 women who were less than 16 weeks pregnant; subjects took either 1.05 grams/day of ginger or 75 mg/day of vitamin B6 for three weeks. Differences from the start of the study in nausea and vomiting Nausea and Vomiting Definition Nausea is the sensation of being about to vomit. Vomiting, or emesis, is the expelling of undigested food through the mouth. scores were estimated for both supplement groups at the end of each week--days seven, 14 and 21. Results: After averaging results over time, the researchers found that ginger was equivalent to vitamin B6 in reducing symptoms. |
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