Ginger and Reduced HbA1c Level

• The efficacy and safety of herbal medicines for glycaemic control and insulin resistance in individuals with type 2 diabetes: an umbrella review.

  • 2025-09-30
  • Systematic Review
  • BMC complementary medicine and therapies 25(1)
  • • Ethan Li
    • Alison Maunder
    • Jing Liu
    • Chhiti Pandey
    • Adele Cave
    • Allana O'Fee
    • Carolyn Ee

  • PubMed: 41029669
  • DOI: 10.1186/s12906-025-05059-7

  2 Insights on

  • Reduced HbA1c Level

  • High evidence

  Ginger, turmeric, and Jinlida granules significantly decreased HbA1c compared to placebo (mean differences (MD): -0.467%, -0.486%, -0.283%, respectively) with moderate to high certainty evidence.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes