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Study Title:

Vertigo-reducing effect of ginger root. A controlled clinical study.

Study Abstract

The effect of powdered ginger root (Zingiber officinale) upon vertigo and nystagmus following caloric stimulation of the vestibular system was studied in 8 healthy volunteers in a double-blind crossover placebo trial. The results reported are based upon 48 vertigo scores and 48 electronystagmograms. Ginger root reduced the induced vertigo significantly better than did placebo. There was no statistically significant action upon the duration or the maximum slow phase velocity of nystagmus.

Study Information

Vertigo-reducing effect of ginger root. A controlled clinical study.
ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec.
1986 January

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3537898