Daejeon University Seoul Oriental Hospital East-West Cancer Center Dong-West Cancer Center Professor Yu-Seung’s research team (Soo-Dam Kim, Eun-Bin Kwak) has published a research paper demonstrating the efficacy of ginger in improving nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy in breast cancer patients. International Journal of Molecular Sciences) (IF:6.208) announced on the 26th. The study was conducted in collaboration with the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in the United States.
Ginger has been used to treat nausea and vomiting for over 2000 years as one of the main herbal medicines used in oriental medicine. This is because the strong antioxidants such as gingerol and shogaol, the main components of ginger, inhibit the serotonin receptor (5-HT3), a neurotransmitter that causes nausea and vomiting in the central and peripheral nervous system.
In addition, gingerol, a major component of ginger, has excellent anticancer effects in inhibiting the proliferation and metastasis of breast cancer cells.
Researchers Soodam Kim and Eunbin Kwak, who participated as the first authors, said, “Ginger intake without side effects can be a safe and effective option for the management of nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy in breast cancer patients. It is meaningful in that it has laid the foundation that can lead to the development of matters.”
