Black Ginger
6 benefits mapped to clinical evidence across supplements.
Benefit Evidence
Research sources
Inflammation (3)
- Herbal formulation "turmeric extract, black pepper, and ginger" versus Naproxen for chronic knee osteoarthritis: A randomized, double-blind, controlled clinical trial
PubMed ID: 32180294
Turmeric/black pepper/ginger formulation reduced PGE2 in chronic knee OA comparably to naproxen — strong anti-inflammatory biomarker evidence in a clinical setting.
- Ginger (Zingiber officinale) reduces muscle pain caused by eccentric exercise
PubMed ID: 20418184
Ginger reduced exercise-induced muscle pain; analgesic effect consistent with anti-inflammatory/antinociceptive action though inflammatory biomarkers were not strongly changed.
- Effects of aromatherapy massage on pain, functional state, and quality of life in an elderly individual with knee osteoarthritis
PubMed ID: 31144450
Aromatherapy massage including ginger oil lowered knee OA pain and improved function—clinical anti-inflammatory/analgesic outcome though confounded by massage and essential oil blend.
Joint comfort (2)
- Effects of aromatherapy massage on pain, functional state, and quality of life in an elderly individual with knee osteoarthritis
PubMed ID: 31144450
Aromatherapy massage including ginger essential oil reduced knee OA pain and improved function and QoL versus controls; clinical joint benefit though multi-ingredient and combined with massage.
- Herbal formulation "turmeric extract, black pepper, and ginger" versus Naproxen for chronic knee osteoarthritis: A randomized, double-blind, controlled clinical trial
PubMed ID: 32180294
Randomized DB trial: turmeric+black pepper+ginger lowered PGE2 in chronic knee OA comparably to naproxen — strong anti-inflammatory/joint symptom signal.
Metabolism (1)
- The Effect of Therapeutic Doses of Culinary Spices in Metabolic Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial
PubMed ID: 38892617
12-week trial with 3 g/day spice powders including ginger produced modest improvements in total cholesterol, LDL and fasting glucose in at-risk adults — meaningful metabolic signal.
Weight management (1)
- The Effect of Therapeutic Doses of Culinary Spices in Metabolic Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial
PubMed ID: 38892617
12-week spice powder regimen (including ginger) produced modest improvements in lipids and fasting glucose in at-risk adults—supports metabolic aspects relevant to weight management.
Vitality (1)
- Effects of aromatherapy massage on pain, functional state, and quality of life in an elderly individual with knee osteoarthritis
PubMed ID: 31144450
Aromatherapy massage including ginger oil improved quality-of-life measures in knee OA patients—translates into better perceived vitality/function.
Exercise recovery (1)
- Ginger (Zingiber officinale) reduces muscle pain caused by eccentric exercise
PubMed ID: 20418184
Two double-blind, placebo-controlled human trials: daily ginger for 11 days reduced muscle pain after eccentric exercise by ~23–25% vs placebo — strong evidence for faster recovery from DOMS-related pain.
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Products with Black Ginger
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Being studied right now
Recruiting clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. A trial in progress has no result yet — this is what the field is asking, not what it found.