Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Ginger-Based Treatments for Allergic Rhinitis

A systematic review and meta-analysis of 21 experimental studies on ginger-based formulations for allergic rhinitis. The document aggregates evidence from 6 animal studies and 15 human randomized controlled trials, analyzing outcomes like nasal rubbing, sneezing, itching, and biomarker levels. It was authored by Ratchanon Inpan and uploaded to figshare in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Evaluating the efficacy of natural anti-inflammatory treatments based on aggregated clinical and animal study results.
• Comparing symptom improvement metrics (e.g., itching, runny nose, sneezing) between ginger-based and control interventions.
• Analyzing biomarker changes (e.g., IL-4, IL-5, IgE, eosinophil levels) associated with herbal formulations.
• Assessing methodological quality and risk of bias in experimental studies on allergic rhinitis using SYRCLE and RoB2 tools.

Strengths

• Includes 21 studies (6 animal, 15 human) providing a multi-model evidence base.
• Reports specific standardized mean difference (SMD) results with 95% confidence intervals for multiple outcomes.
• Applies established risk-of-bias assessment tools (SYRCLE and RoB2) for methodological rigor.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 6.5 MB DOCX document; the underlying data tables and column definitions are not provided.
• Row count and structured data format are unknown, limiting direct computational analysis.
• The effects are attributed to multi-component formulations, making isolation of ginger's specific contribution difficult.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Systematic search of Cochrane Library, Embase, PubMed, and Scopus (April 2025).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-25 14:09:55