Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is used as a broadspectrum
anti-emetic. The pharmacological activity is
thought to lie in the pungent principles (gigerols and
shagaols) and volatile oils (sequiterpenes and monoterpenes)(
8). Ginger acts within the gastrointestinal
tract by increasing tone and peristalsis due to anticholinergic
and anti-serotonin action. Ginger avoids
the central nervous system side effects caused by most
onions and garlic, extracts of ginger can inhibit blood
coagulation in vitro(9-11). Ginger has few recorded side
effects. In large doses, ginger may increase gastric