Garlic Extract and Ginger Extract: what the published research says
PubMed indexes 7 records that name Garlic Extract and Ginger Extract together, either in the title or in an interaction, co-administration, or pharmacokinetic context. Each one is listed below with its study design and, where the abstract states one, the authors’ own conclusion, quoted and linked. This page reports that literature. It does not tell you whether to combine them.
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This page lists published research relevant to Garlic Extract and Ginger Extract. It deliberately does not state whether the combination is safe, whether it interacts, in which direction, at what dose, or how far apart to take them.
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The research
7 studies naming Garlic Extract and Ginger Extract.
Strongest relevance first: papers naming both substances in the title, then human trials and systematic reviews.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2024 · PMID 39611913
Human subjects
“In conclusion, garlic and ginger extracts modify pro-inflammatory cytokines. Alternative herbal remedies like garlic and ginger may be effective and safe colon cancer treatments.”
Names both Garlic Extract and Ginger Extract in its title.
“This report reviews bioactive compounds in selected foods namely ginger (Zingiber officinale), turmeric (Curcuma longa), and garlic (Allium sativum) as potential natural therapeutics for ailments of cancer and heart-related diseases. Analytical profiles, functional activities, and characterization of these compounds were discussed with possible recommendations for the prospective treatment of diseases using these nutraceuticals.”
Names both Garlic Extract and Ginger Extract in its title.
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022 · PMID 36359098
“In total, this work demonstrates the potential of garlic and ginger to reduce Salmonella prevalence in the post-harvest environment. However, more work remains to be done to understand the mechanism of action.”
Names both Garlic Extract and Ginger Extract in its title.
“It was difficult to determine whether ten herbal medicines had significant effects on the PK-PD parameters of warfarin. Low quality of evidence, different compounds within and different compositions of the herbs, and methodological limitations of the crossover study, which is a clinical study in which subjects receive a sequence of different interventions, made it difficult to form conclusions.”
Names Garlic Extract and Ginger Extract together in an interaction, co-administration, or pharmacokinetic context.
“As herbal products (and dietary supplements in general) continue to grow in popularity, patients and health care providers should be vigilant of potential herb-drug interactions.”
Names Garlic Extract and Ginger Extract together in an interaction, co-administration, or pharmacokinetic context.
The Annals of pharmacotherapy · 2004 · PMID 14742762
Case ReportsReviewHuman subjects
“As of writing, this was the first case report that may support an interaction between an oral anticoagulant and ginger together with a brief review of the literature on ginger and hemostasis. As this interaction was observed only by chance, this case highlights the importance of self-control of anticoagulation with coumarins particularly for the detection of unknown interactions.”
Names Garlic Extract and Ginger Extract together in an interaction, co-administration, or pharmacokinetic context.
Limitations
What this evidence cannot tell you.
Search-based evidence indexes have real limits, and it is worth being explicit about them:
Selection. These records were found by searching PubMed titles and abstracts for both substance names alongside interaction and pharmacokinetic terms. Relevant work that phrases things differently, or is not indexed in PubMed, will be missing.
No effect size. The quoted conclusions are the authors’ words about their own study. We have not extracted effect direction or magnitude, and a single study’s conclusion is not a consensus.
Population mismatch. Findings in healthy volunteers, animals, or a specific patient group may not transfer to you, your dose, or your formulation.
Absence is not safety. Few published studies means the combination is under-studied, which is not the same as established as safe.
Nearby evidence
Other pairs with published research.
Pages covering Garlic Extract or Ginger Extract alongside a different substance.
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