Re: [Paddlewise] Ginger and seasickness

From: Ira Adams <iadams_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 5 Apr 98 11:01:53 -0500
>Hi All.
>One of the local kayaking news letters has come up with a chinese remedy
>for seasickness. 
[snip] 
>Anyway accoording to this article Ginger relieves stomach upsets.
>American reseachers (?)compared 940 mg Ginger root Powder with 100 gm
>Dramanine in fairly severe motion sickness simulation tests. And
>"Lancet" the British Medical Journal discribes that Ginger was found to
>be far superior to the drug Dramamine.Has anybody else experience with
>this remedy???? 
>Kia Ora , 
>Eddie.

Ginger is often recommended to combat nausea caused by chemotherapy for 
cancer. I've only heard of it used as a tea, which might be a little 
awkward to brew while kayaking. I guess it stands to reason that powdered 
ginger might also help.

Ira  Adams


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