TimingGinger Root Extract
Take with meals
When to take Ginger Root Extract
With food (or before travel for nausea)
Ginger eases nausea and supports digestion and joint comfort. Take it with food, or 30–60 minutes before travel if you get motion sickness.
Best time in your day
- Wake
- Workout
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Evening
- Workout
- Dinner
- Walk
- Bed
- When
- With meals, or before travel
- Food
- With food
- Typical dose
- 250–1,000 mg extract per day; up to 1 g for nausea
How to take it
- 1Take it with a meal
- 2For travel, take it 30–60 minutes before
- 3Split doses for nausea
- 4Ask your doctor before using it in pregnancy
Watch out
High doses can cause heartburn. In pregnancy, keep to 1 g per day or less with your doctor's okay.
Keep apart from
- Blood thinners at higher doses
- Diabetes medication
Common questions
Does ginger tea count?
Yes, though doses vary.
Does it help period pain?
Studies show it can ease period pain.
Can it help joints?
It shows modest benefits for knee osteoarthritis.
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