Big effect
Ginger cut a postoperative nausea score to 0.48 versus 1.37 in controls — a 65% drop — but the trial only tracked thyroidectomy patients for 24 hours and didn't specify the dose
This is among the first randomized trials to directly compare ginger and peppermint for postoperative nausea, and the effect is unusually large — but until replicated in broader populations and with a known dose, it's a promising signal, not a settled fact.
In patients recovering from total thyroidectomy, those given ginger reported far less nausea than those receiving routine care or peppermint inhalation. The ginger group's average nausea score was 0.48 on a scale where the control group averaged 1.37 — a statistically significant difference. However, the study was small, lasted only 24 hours, and did not specify the ginger dose, so the results may not apply to other types of nausea or to everyday use.
Where this fits in the evidence
This is among the first studies we've indexed on Ginger for Reduced Nausea and Vomiting Score — treat it as an early signal until more research accumulates.
The study
- Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT)
- 2025-12
- Journal of perianesthesia nursing : official journal of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses
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