Ginger

Studies in people

• Benefit

  Weight and blood sugar³

  In overweight and obese people, ginger supplements lowered body weight, waist-to-hip ratio, hip ratio, fasting glucose and insulin resistance, and raised HDL-cholesterol.

• Benefit

  Knee joint pain⁴

  In people with mild knee arthritis, taking steamed ginger extract for 12 weeks reduced pain scores compared with a placebo.

Study type not stated

• Benefit

  Immune system support⁵

  Ginger contains compounds that may help the body fight inflammation and support immunity, but scientists still need more research in people.

• Benefit

  Male hormone levels⁶

  Ginger supplements raised testosterone in males, but whether this happens in people is not yet confirmed.

How it’s made and used

• Diet and body chemistry⁷

  In animal studies, ginger changed body chemicals tied to purine and amino acid processing, and 20 ginger markers were found.

The signal at the top counts the findings in people and in animal and lab studies. A concern in studies of people outranks animal and lab studies, and “No concerns” needs at least two findings in people. Findings whose study type is not stated are shown but not counted. This page is a reference, not medical advice. It describes what regulators and published research say. Talk to a doctor or dietitian about your own diet.