Alternative and complementary therapies in osteoarthritis and cartilage repair

NR Fuggle, C Cooper, ROC Oreffo, AJ Price… - Aging clinical and …, 2020 - Springer
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint condition and, with a burgeoning ageing
population, is due to increase in prevalence. Beyond conventional medical and surgical …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy and safety of ginger in osteoarthritis patients: a meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled trials

EM Bartels, VN Folmer, H Bliddal, RD Altman… - Osteoarthritis and …, 2015 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to assess the clinical efficacy and safety of oral ginger for
symptomatic treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) by carrying out a systematic literature search …

Gingerol, a natural antioxidant, attenuates hyperglycemia and downstream complications

KS Alharbi, MS Nadeem, O Afzal, SI Alzarea… - Metabolites, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hyperglycemia is seen in approximately 68 percent of patients admitted to a medical
intensive care unit (ICU). In many acute circumstances, such as myocardial infarction, brain …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-inflammatory effects of Zingiber officinale in type 2 diabetic patients

S Mahluji, A Ostadrahimi, M Mobasseri… - Advanced …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose: Low-grade inflammation, a common feature in type 2 diabetes (DM2), causes
some chronic complications in these patients. The present study was aimed to evaluate the …

Herbal medicine for pain management: efficacy and drug interactions

B Jahromi, I Pirvulescu, KD Candido, NN Knezevic - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Complementary and alternative medicines such as herbal medicines are not currently part of
the conventional medical system. As the popularity of and global market for herbal medicine …

Ginger for health care: An overview of systematic reviews

H Li, Y Liu, D Luo, Y Ma, J Zhang, M Li, L Yao… - … therapies in medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives To summarize the evidence from systematic reviews (SRs) and meta-analyses
that evaluated the efficacy of ginger in treating any conditions and critically assess the …

Zingiberaceae extracts for pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

SE Lakhan, CT Ford, D Tepper - Nutrition journal, 2015 - Springer
Background Members of the family Zingiberaceae including turmeric, ginger, Javanese
ginger, and galangal have been used for centuries in traditional medicine. Preclinical …

The Use of Ginger (Zingiber officinale) for the Treatment of Pain: A Systematic Review of Clinical Trials

R Terry, P Posadzki, LK Watson, E Ernst - Pain medicine, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Background. Zingiber officinale (Z. officinale), commonly known as ginger, has been widely
used traditionally for a variety of medicinal purposes, one of which is for the treatment of …

Effect of ginger supplementation on proinflammatory cytokines in older patients with osteoarthritis: outcomes of a randomized controlled clinical trial

H Mozaffari-Khosravi, Z Naderi… - Journal of nutrition in …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
There is limited evidence that ginger powder consumption can relieve pain and
inflammation due to specific anti-inflammatory phytochemical constitutents. This study …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of ginger powder supplementation on nitric oxide and C-reactive protein in elderly knee osteoarthritis patients: A 12-week double-blind randomized …

Z Naderi, H Mozaffari-Khosravi, A Dehghan… - Journal of traditional and …, 2016 - Elsevier
There is limited evidence that ginger (生薑 shēng jiāng) powder consumption can relieve
pain and inflammation because of its special phytochemical properties. This study is aimed …