Is ginger a clinically relevant antiemetic? A systematic review of randomized controlled trials;Ist ingwer ein klinisch relevantes antiemetikum? Eine systematische übersicht randomisierter kontrollierter studien

Forschende Komplementarmedizin und Klassische Naturheilkunde

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 14-23

  Betz, Oliver ^a   Kranke, Peter ^b   Geldner, Götz ^c   Wulf, Hinnerk ^c   Eberhart, Leopold H J ^c  

^a KLINIK AM EICHERT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ginger; Hyperemesis gravidarum; Kinetosis; Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy; PONV (postoperative nausea and vomiting); Side effects of ginger

Indexed keywords

BUTYROPHENONE; CAFFEINE; CINNARIZINE; CYCLIZINE; DIMENHYDRINATE; DOMPERIDONE; DROPERIDOL; GINGER EXTRACT; MECLOZINE; SCOPOLAMINE;

ABORTION; ANTIEMETIC ACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; EMBASE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GESTATIONAL AGE; GINGER; HUMAN; HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDLINE; MOTION SICKNESS; PHYTOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SOMNOLENCE;

ANTIEMETICS; GINGER; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 17244378159     PISSN: 14247364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000082536     Document Type: Review

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