Benefits of ginger in the control of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting

• Main Authors: Dayane Oliveira Borges (Author), Karina Alexandra Batista da Silva Freitas (Author), Eliana Maria Minicucci (Author), Regina Célia Popim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 0034-7167; 1984-0446; 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0903
• Keywords: náusea; vómitos; quimioterapia; jengibre; zingiber officinale; Nursing; RT1-120
• Source: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, Vol 73, Iss 2

ABSTRACT Objectives: To identify and discuss scientific evidence of the effects of ginger use on the management of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. Methods: This is an integrative reviewperformed by Ganong's reference. Results: We included 24 studies, highlighting three thematic categories, namely 1) antiemetic action of ginger - nausea (13 articles; of these, nine significant) and emesis (10 studies; of these, six significant); 2) action in the control of nausea (11 articles; of these, six significant) and vomiting (8 articles; of these, three significant) in the acute phase; 3) action in the control of nausea (6 articles; of these, three significant) and vomiting (6 articles; of these, three significant) in the delayed phase. There were divergences of the methods used. Final considerations: This complementary therapy has low cost and easy access, but no statistical confirmation of its effectiveness in the management of nausea and vomiting in cancer patients was found.