There is an array of powerful antinausea drugs, but they come with a nausea-inducing list of side effects, so I’ve always striven to find natural remedies whenever possible for myself and for my patients. Ginger has been used for thousands of years in traditional healing systems. In India, it’s known as maha-aushadhi, meaning “the great medicine.” However, it wasn’t proven to reduce nausea until 1982, when it beat out Dramamine in a head-to-head test in blindfolded volunteers who were spun around in a tilted, rotating chair.
