Effects of ginger on gastroduodenal motility

Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther. 1999 Jul;37(7):341-6.

Abstract

The effect of a ginger rhizome extract (2 x 100 mg) was studied on fasting and postprandial gastroduodenal motility with stationary manometry in 12 healthy volunteers. The results showed that: the interdigestive antral motility was significantly increased by ginger during phase III of the migrating motor complex; the volunteers also had a significantly increased motor response to a test meal in the corpus; a trend to an increased motor response during ginger treatment was seen in all other regions of interest. Oral ginger improves gastroduodenal motility in the fasting state and after a standard test meal.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Capsules
  • Cross-Over Studies
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Gastrointestinal Agents / pharmacology*
  • Gastrointestinal Motility / drug effects*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Manometry
  • Phytotherapy*
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology
  • Zingiberales / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Capsules
  • Gastrointestinal Agents
  • Plant Extracts