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Ginger

1licensed products
1 monograph
Liquid

Health Canada Monographs

1
GINGER -ZINGIBER OFFICINALE
Oral

Approved Health Claims

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  • Help(s) prevent nausea and vomiting associated with motion sickness, and/or seasickness
  • (Traditionally) used in Herbal Medicine (as a carminative) to help relieve digestive upset including lack of appetite, nausea, digestive spasms, indigestion, dyspepsia, and flatulent colic
  • (Traditionally) used in Herbal Medicine (as an expectorant and cough suppressant (antitussive)) to help relieve bronchitis as well as coughs and colds
  • The above uses can be combined on the product label if from the same traditional or non-traditional system of medicine (e.g., Traditionally used in Herbal Medicine to help relieve digestive upset including lack of appetite, nausea, digestive spasms, indigestion, dyspepsia, and flatulent colic and as an expectorant and cough suppressant to help relieve bronchitis as well as coughs and colds)
  • For multi-ingredient products: To prevent the product from being represented as a "traditional medicine", any indicated traditional use claim must refer to the specific medicinal ingredient(s) and recognized traditional system of medicine from which the claim originates when 1) both traditional and modern claims are present or 2) when claims originate from multiple systems of traditional medicine (e.g., Ginger is traditionally used in Herbal Medicine as an expectorant and cough suppressant to help relieve bronchitis as well as coughs and cold). When ALL of the medicinal ingredients (MIs) in the product are used within the SAME identified system of traditional medicine AND the product makes ONLY traditional claims, listing of MIs in the traditional claim(s) is not required
  • To prevent the product from being represented as a "traditional medicine", any indicated traditional use claim must refer to the specific medicinal ingredient(s) and recognized traditional system of medicine from which the claim originates when 1) both traditional and modern claims are present or 2) when claims originate from multiple systems of traditional medicine (e.g., Ginger is traditionally used in Herbal Medicine as an expectorant and cough suppressant to help relieve bronchitis as well as coughs and cold)
  • When ALL of the medicinal ingredients (MIs) in the product are used within the SAME identified system of traditional medicine AND the product makes ONLY traditional claims, listing of MIs in the traditional claim(s) is not required

Approved Dose Ranges

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PopulationDose RangeFrequency
Children 6-11 years, Adolescents 12-17 years and Adults 18 years and older (ESCOP 2003)0.5–3 gramsper day
Children 6-11 years, Adolescents 12-17 years and Adults 18 years and older (ESCOP 2003)0.3–3 gramsper day
Children 6-11 years, Adolescents 12-17 years and Adults 18 years and older (ESCOP 2003)0.7–3 gramsper day

Cautions & Contraindications

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cautionAsk a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician if symptoms persist or worsen.

Alternative Names

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Ginger(common)Jiang(common)Zingiber officinale

Common Quantities in Licensed Products

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0.05 mL3 licensed products
0.825 % (w/v)2 licensed products

Related Ingredients

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Zingiber officinaleShared monographZingiber officinale - RhizomeShared monographJiangShared monographZingiber officinale - rootShared monographGINGER -ZINGIBER OFFICINALECovers this ingredientZingiber officinale - Rhizome juiceShared monographAloe feroxShared health claimsAloe ferox - LeafShared health claims

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