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A few grams of whole ginger root is great for motion sickness, and the side effects are little more than a mild burning sensation in the gut. It completely kil
by Valmar 8y ago
A few grams of whole ginger root is great for motion sickness, and the side effects are little more than a mild burning sensation in the gut.
It completely kills any horrible car sickness I get from any small motions.
- cwkoss 8y agoMythbusters found ginger is more effective than any other OTC motion sickness cure.
- Nomentatus 8y agoIt is a remarkably powerful antihistamine - of drug-like strength.
- cwkoss 8y agoInteresting, I wonder if it would also work for itchiness.
- stuff4ben 8y agonot sure why this is getting voted down. Personally candied ginger works for me, although I can't stop eating them...
- stouset 8y agoThis works for me as well, to a level that's just shy of magic. I assumed it was just a folk remedy that had little scientific backing, but decided to give it a shot when the Mythbusters ran a double-blind experiment that showed it to be extremely effective. I gave it a try, and at this point wouldn't bother with anything else.
- mattigames 8y agoThis study seems to back that up, at least for reducing vomiting and cold-sweating, not so much for vertigo and nausea: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3277342 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3277342
- kilroy123 8y agoWhen I went to Antarctica and we crossed the Drake, we were feed ginger candies nonstop. It seemed to work because I never got sick.