Ginger helps with motion sickness and many othe ailments: "Ginger may be more effective than many commonly prescribed drugs for handling the effects of nausea, motion sickness, dizziness, stomach flu and may even be helpful in preventing a rise in serum cholesterol levels occurring from improper diet. It also promotes digestion." - Motion Sickness, Ginger & Psychophysics, The Lancet, 1982

Ginger has a soothing effect on the stomach: "Ginger has been shown to be effective for pregnancy-induced and postoperative nausea and vomiting." - Ginger: An Overview, American Family Physician, 2007. (View abstract)

Ginger has been shown to protect agains cancer: "The anticancer properties of ginger are attributed to the presence of certain pungent vallinoids, viz. [6]-gingerol and [6]-paradol, as well as some other constituents like shogaols, zingerone etc. A number of mechanisms that may be involved in the chemopreventive effects of ginger and its components have been reported from the laboratory studies in a wide range of experimental models." - Cancer preventive properties of ginger: a brief review, Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2007 (View abstract)

Ginger has been found to lower blood sugar, cholesterol and lipid levels: "...results indicate that raw ginger possesses hypoglycemic, hypocholesterolaemic and hypolipidaemic potential. Additionally, raw ginger is effective in reversing the diabetic proteinuria observed in the diabetic rats. Thus, ginger may be of great value in managing the effects of diabetic complications in human subjects." - Anti-diabetic and hypolipidaemic properties of ginger (Zingiber officinale) in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats, The British Journal of Nutrition, 2006 (View abstract)