ABSTRACT
Nutraceuticals and even medical condition-targeted nutraceuticals have exploded onto the market as over-the-counter products and are increasing in popularity. Nutraceuticals have been shown to have benefits in numerous disease states and, with the broad disease spectrum and ever-increasing average age of our population, cancer is one of the most targeted of these disease states. As the use of nutraceuticals has become more mainstream, there is a large push to filter through the evidence to evaluate their clinical utility and therapeutic appropriateness. Ginger is a well-known herb that is prevalent in foods of many cultures and has been used for centuries for its medicinal benefits in ailments such as nausea, gastrointestinal discomfort, and pain. Evidence points to ginger and the potential of its potent derivatives in fighting cancer. Numerous theories of just how ginger performs its anticancer activities have been researched and studied in human populations, as well as in other mammals.
