Ginger helps according to a study in menstrual pain

Ginger powder relieves pain in women with primary dysmenorrhea. This is the result of a meta-analysis that has evaluated several studies.

Although nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) help many women with menstrual pain, they also cause side effects such as diarrhea, abdominal pain or nausea. Scientists have now evaluated four controlled randomized trials involving a total of 494 women over the age of 18, using ginger powder to relieve menstrual pain.

Ginger relieves menstrual pain. Image: Natika - fotolia

On average, the women in the verum groups received between 0.75 and 2 g of ginger powder daily for the first three to four days of the cycle. Most of the studies covered two cycles. In these studies, the complaints were then significantly more relieved on a 10-point analog scale with ginger powder by 1.9 points than in the control groups.

Adverse reactions to therapy, such as headache and heartburn, have been reported in only one study, but in both the control and the control group. Ginger powders have comparable good efficacy as conventional analgesics resorb the authors. The study can be found here. (Pm)