Orally consumed ginger and human health: an umbrella review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emerging evidence supports the health benefits of ginger for a range of conditions and symptoms; however, there is a lack of synthesis of literature to determine which health indications are supported by quality evidence.

Objectives

In this umbrella review of systematic reviews we aimed to determine the therapeutic effects and safety of any type of ginger from the Zingiber family administered in oral form compared with any comparator or baseline measures on any health and well-being outcome in humans.

Methods

Five databases were searched from inception to April 2021. Review selection and quality were assessed in duplicate using the Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews-2 (AMSTAR-2) checklist and the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development an

SUBMITTER: Crichton M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9170469 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature