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Ginger for nausea — the proven one 生姜止呕

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What the evidence says:
Meta-analyses show ginger reduces nausea in pregnancy, post-operative and chemotherapy settings (~1 g/day). One of the best-proven herbal effects in all of medicine.

How to make it

3–4 slices steeped 10 min, sip warm; or chew a small piece of candied ginger when queasy. ~1 g dried-equivalent per day.

Why it works

Add ginger routinely to fish and cold-natured dishes — the traditional pairing logic is also good food safety.

Classical source

Zhang Zhongjing used ginger against vomiting throughout the Shanghan Lun (~200 CE) — 1,800 years before the trials agreed.

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Cautions: High doses may thin blood slightly — caution with anticoagulants. In pregnancy stay ≤1 g/day and confirm with your doctor.

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