Low-Dose Oral Ginger Improves Daily Symptom Scores in Asthma
Charles W Emala, Tarnjot K Saroya, Yuqi Miao, Shuang Wang, Shengmin Sang, Emily A DiMango, Agnieszka Ludwiczuk, Syota Kagawa · 2024
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Charles W Emala and co-authors test whether a daily dose of ginger eases asthma symptoms. Many people with asthma still have daily symptoms despite standard drugs, and ginger is a popular home remedy with no solid proof. Their 2024 trial gave thirty-two adults with mild to moderate uncontrolled asthma either ginger or a placebo for two months. The dose was one gram twice a day, taken while normal asthma care continued. Neither patients nor staff knew who got what.
Daily symptom scores are the headline outcome named in the title, backed by standard control measures. A cheap, safe food-based aid would be welcome if it truly helps. The blind design guards against wishful reporting. The authors frame the small trial as a fair first test of a widely believed claim.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Charles W Emala, Tarnjot K Saroya, Yuqi Miao, Shuang Wang, Shengmin Sang, Emily A DiMango, Agnieszka Ludwiczuk, Syota Kagawa |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |