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Selected References:

  • Anh, N., et al. 2020. Ginger on Human Health: A Comprehensive Systematic Review of 109 randomized Controlled Trials. Nutrients. 6:12(1):157. 
  • Briggs GG, Freeman RK. 2014. The reference guide to fetal and neonatal risk: Drugs in pregnancy and lactation. Wolters Kluwer, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health.
  • Choi JS, et al. 2015. Assessment of fetal and neonatal outcomes in the offspring of women who had been treated with dried ginger (Zingiberis rhizome siccus) for a variety of illnesses during pregnancy. J Obstet Gynaecol. 35(2): 125-130.
  • Fischer-Rasmussen, et al. 1991. Ginger treatment of hyperemesis gravidarum. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology 38(1):19-24.
  • Heitmann K, et al. 2013. Safety of ginger use in pregnancy: results from a large population-based cohort study. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 69(2):269-77.
  • Laekeman GM, et al. 2021 Ginger (Zingiber officinale) Root Extract During Pregnancy: A Clinical Feasibility Study. Planta Med. 87(10-11):907-912.
  • Matthews, A, et al. 2014. Interventions for nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 3.
  • McLay JS, et al. 2017. Pregnancy, prescription medicines and the potential risk for herb-drug interactions: a cross-sectional survey. BMC Complement Altern Med 17(1):543.
  • Shalaby MA and Hamowieh AR. 2010. Safety and efficacy of Zingiber officinale roots on fertility of male diabetic rats. Food Chem Toxicol. 48(10):2920-4.
  • Tiran D. 2012. Ginger to reduce nausea and vomiting during pregnancy: evidence of effectiveness is not the same as proof of safety. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2012 Feb;18(1):22-5.
  • Viljoen, E., et. al. 2014. A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect and safety of ginger in the treatment of pregnancy-associated nausea and vomiting. Nutr J. 13(20):1-14.
  • Weidner, M. S., and Sigwart, K. 2000. Investigation of the teratogenic potential of a Zingiber officinale extract in the rat. Reproductive Toxicology, 15(1):75-80.
  • Wilkinson, J. M. 2000. Effect of ginger tea on the fetal development of Sprague-Dawley rats. Reproductive Toxicology, 14(6):5 

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