Ginger and Reduced C-Reactive Protein Levels

• A Triple-blind randomized controlled trial on the effects of turmeric versus ginger on inflammatory biomarkers in patients with COVID-19.

  • 2025-08-21
  • RCT · n = 144
  • Scientific reports 15(1)
  • • Zahra Saleh
    • Mohammad Reza Asgari
    • Raheb Ghorbani
    • Hassan Babamohamadi

  • PubMed: 40841392
  • DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-16092-4

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  • Reduced C-Reactive Protein Levels

  • High evidence
  • Large Human Trial
  • Rigorous Journal
  • Clinical

  Changes in CRP and ESR varied significantly across groups (p < 0.001), with greater reductions observed in the turmeric and ginger groups compared to the placebo group (p < 0.001), and no difference between the turmeric and ginger groups (CRP: p = 0.263; ESR: p > 0.99).

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes

  Dose

  three 500 mg tablets daily for five days (15 tablets total)

• Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of ginger supplementation in adults: a GRADE-assessed systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

  • 2025-10-22
  • Meta-Analysis
  • Inflammopharmacology 33(12)
  • • Shrin Rjabi
    • Hassan Barbarz
    • Maede Makhtoomi
    • Mohammad Reza Ahmadi
    • Hooman Zarif Najafi
    • Soroush Talakesh
    • Mehran Nouri
    • Moein Askarpour

  • PubMed: 41123858
  • DOI: 10.1007/s10787-025-01994-6

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  • Reduced C-Reactive Protein Levels

  • High evidence

  ginger supplementation improves all inflammation/anti-oxidant biomarkers, as follows: CRP (WMD = -0.86 mg/L; 95% CI = - 1.10, - 0.62)

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes