Comparison between the efficacy of ginger and sumatriptan in the ablative treatment of the common migraine.

Mehdi Maghbooli, Farhad Golipour, Alireza Moghimi Esfandabadi, Mehran Yousefi

March 2014

Synopsis of Social media discussions

The discussions reflect a strong consensus on ginger's efficacy based on scientific studies, with users describing life-changing effects and sharing practical tips like ginger tea or capsules, which demonstrates high interest and engagement; words like 'life-changing,' 'incredible,' and references to 'scientific proof' emphasize the positive reception and perceived impact of the research.

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Agreement
 Strong agreement

Most discussions support the study's findings that ginger is similarly effective to sumatriptan for migraines, with many sharing personal experiences of relief.

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Interest
 High level of interest

The topic sparks high interest, as evidenced by enthusiastic reactions, sharing of personal remedies, and curiosity about natural options.

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Engagement
 High engagement

Discussions include references to scientific studies, personal anecdotes, and suggestions for practical use, indicating deep engagement with the research.

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Impact
 Moderate level of impact

While some see potential for significant health benefits, especially for those seeking herbal alternatives, the overall impact is moderate since most comments are personal or supportive rather than calling for widespread change.

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    @Beyondthevayle (Twitter)

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    I was given sumatriptan by a neurologist for migraines and warned “you may feel like you’re dying, but you’re not” due to side fx…Needless to say I won’t take it…But ginger has been stopping them like a champ! https://t.co/Ng3Txu2UiO
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    @KejtBond (Twitter)

    RT @PiotrWitczak_: Przykład. W tym randomizowanym badaniu dot leczenia migreny imbir miał podobną skuteczność (przy lepszym profilu bezpiec…
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    @MoniMariPre (Twitter)

    RT @PiotrWitczak_: Przykład. W tym randomizowanym badaniu dot leczenia migreny imbir miał podobną skuteczność (przy lepszym profilu bezpiec…
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  • Anna
    @Anna_Tweeterowa (Twitter)

    RT @PiotrWitczak_: Przykład. W tym randomizowanym badaniu dot leczenia migreny imbir miał podobną skuteczność (przy lepszym profilu bezpiec…
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    @Yatsa_Man (Twitter)

    RT @PiotrWitczak_: Przykład. W tym randomizowanym badaniu dot leczenia migreny imbir miał podobną skuteczność (przy lepszym profilu bezpiec…
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    @n_pegi (Twitter)

    RT @PiotrWitczak_: Przykład. W tym randomizowanym badaniu dot leczenia migreny imbir miał podobną skuteczność (przy lepszym profilu bezpiec…
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  • Greg Marsden
    @gregmarsdenpl (Twitter)

    RT @PiotrWitczak_: Przykład. W tym randomizowanym badaniu dot leczenia migreny imbir miał podobną skuteczność (przy lepszym profilu bezpiec…
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  • Zdzisław
    @Zdzisaw11890774 (Twitter)

    RT @PiotrWitczak_: Przykład. W tym randomizowanym badaniu dot leczenia migreny imbir miał podobną skuteczność (przy lepszym profilu bezpiec…
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  • Andrzej Palka
    @AndrzejPalka5 (Twitter)

    RT @PiotrWitczak_: Przykład. W tym randomizowanym badaniu dot leczenia migreny imbir miał podobną skuteczność (przy lepszym profilu bezpiec…
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  • Patryk
    @Patryk44941319 (Twitter)

    RT @PiotrWitczak_: Przykład. W tym randomizowanym badaniu dot leczenia migreny imbir miał podobną skuteczność (przy lepszym profilu bezpiec…
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    October 30, 2023

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  • Javi Ciborro
    @papayaykware (Twitter)

    https://t.co/0Kc32OrOGE Comparación entre la eficacia del jengibre y sumatriptán en el tratamiento ablativo de la migraña común
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  • NOTimothyLottes
    @NOTimothyLottes (Twitter)

    https://t.co/LloQOYmnZc - Interesting reading if anyone also has the gift of long COVID migraines.
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    July 11, 2023

  • Aisha D.
    @AichADaoud (Twitter)

    The Power of Natural Medicine https://t.co/goReNnDtk3
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    April 9, 2023

  • Katherine Scofield
    @ktscofield (Twitter)

    @raiawrites If you don't have health insurance, I actually sometimes take Aleve and then drink ginger tea with honey (I just use powdered ginger and hot water). You can find more info here. Helpful when I am having issues with insurance and need to ration meds. https://t.co/SmWDCf3fvb.
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    February 24, 2023

  • Bozena
    @Bozena76470876 (Twitter)

    RT @PiotrWitczak_: Przykład. W tym randomizowanym badaniu dot leczenia migreny imbir miał podobną skuteczność (przy lepszym profilu bezpiec…
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    @HiPo1it (Twitter)

    RT @PiotrWitczak_: Przykład. W tym randomizowanym badaniu dot leczenia migreny imbir miał podobną skuteczność (przy lepszym profilu bezpiec…
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    @bozena_z58 (Twitter)

    RT @PiotrWitczak_: Przykład. W tym randomizowanym badaniu dot leczenia migreny imbir miał podobną skuteczność (przy lepszym profilu bezpiec…
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  • Piotr Witczak
    @PiotrWitczak_ (Twitter)

    Przykład. W tym randomizowanym badaniu dot leczenia migreny imbir miał podobną skuteczność (przy lepszym profilu bezpieczeństwa) jak sumatryptan https://t.co/Y1cdYPuLTk Dochodzimy do absurdu. Lekarz przepisujący sumatryptan „leczy”, a dietetyk rekomendujący imbir nie „leczy” 6/
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    January 19, 2023

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  • Lynn M. Swayze, CHt
    @LynnSwayze (Twitter)

    Here's the study showing ginger to be as effective for migraines as imitrex at 1/1000th the cost: https://t.co/8RZRuaZJ8Y
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    November 3, 2022

  • Piotr Leski
    @LeskiPiotr (Twitter)

    @dominikacosic Odnośnie migreny było dość ciekawe badanie (kliniczne randomizowane z podwójnie ślepą próbą), gdzie wykazano, że skuteczność proszku imbirowego i sumatryptanu była podobna. Może tez warto sprawdzic :) https://t.co/lvBtcq8CnD
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    October 30, 2022

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  • Jennifer Purdy
    @purdygreenKC (Twitter)

    @TRexMD780 @mtw777 Double-blinded study (not COVID specific but…): https://t.co/mDk2OBff99
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    October 30, 2022

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  • Potato Fan
    @nosoyyo7 (Twitter)

    Powdered ginger is just as effective against migraines as a leading drug, btw. Since I get nausea from migraines, trying to drink powdered ginger dissolved in liquid made me feel worse in terms of nausea, but I want to go back to trying it w/ food. https://t.co/f9Ka2pw3cH
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    May 11, 2022

  • Henry Watt
    @Charlie_Dimmock (Twitter)

    RT @Charlie_Dimmock: https://t.co/QsEN6QNS9e 'The effectiveness of ginger powder in the treatment of common migraine attacks is statistical…
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    March 15, 2022

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  • Axon Optics
    @AxonOptics (Twitter)

    A clinical trial compared ginger to sumatriptan. Most participants began with moderate to severe pain. After a standard dose of sumatriptan OR 1/8 tsp powdered ginger, they had mild pain or were pain free. The methods worked equally fast. Source: https://t.co/78JtoLcVxr https://t.co/pb6om4ze38
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    March 15, 2022

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  • Claire(PainPalsBlog)
    @ClaireSaul1 (Twitter)

    RT @Charlie_Dimmock: https://t.co/QsEN6QNS9e 'The effectiveness of ginger powder in the treatment of common migraine attacks is statistical…
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    March 10, 2022

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  • MigraineWarbler
    @MigraineWarbler (Twitter)

    RT @Charlie_Dimmock: https://t.co/QsEN6QNS9e 'The effectiveness of ginger powder in the treatment of common migraine attacks is statistical…
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    March 8, 2022

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  • Henry Watt
    @Charlie_Dimmock (Twitter)

    https://t.co/QsEN6QNS9e 'The effectiveness of ginger powder in the treatment of common migraine attacks is statistically comparable to sumatriptan. Ginger also poses a better side effect profile than sumatriptan.'
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  • Penguicorn ## ♿☢
    @Penguicorn (Twitter)

    RT @Loralei40: My experience taking ginger for migraines has been life changing, so I want to share in case it helps someone else. #NEISvoi…
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    February 2, 2022

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  • Chani
    @chanika (Twitter)

    RT @Loralei40: My experience taking ginger for migraines has been life changing, so I want to share in case it helps someone else. #NEISvoi…
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    February 1, 2022

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  • CLE change the world
    @Bluebirdlouise (Twitter)

    RT @Loralei40: My experience taking ginger for migraines has been life changing, so I want to share in case it helps someone else. #NEISvoi…
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    February 1, 2022

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  • Loralei Dragon
    @Loralei40 (Twitter)

    My experience taking ginger for migraines has been life changing, so I want to share in case it helps someone else. #NEISvoid #migraine "Comparison between the efficacy of ginger and sumatriptan in the ablative treatment of the common migraine - PubMed" https://t.co/5KEz7xQ1D9
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    January 26, 2022

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  • bitcoin bohemian
    @bitcoinbohemian (Twitter)

    Just greatly reduced (~95%) #migraine pain by chewing on a piece of fresh ginger then putting it under my tongue for 30 min https://t.co/FDTOagHs6l
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    December 20, 2021

  • Lori Andersen, Ph.D.
    @drloriandersen (Twitter)

    @HawaiiEarth @keoraborealis I read a study that said powdered ginger worked as well as Imitrex. https://t.co/w4TIMGqICb
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    September 10, 2021

  • Recull de ciència
    @ActuallyMBF (Twitter)

    RT @CherylharrisRD: @jdibon I make ginger tea--just boiling with hot water & lemon grass (or
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    August 27, 2021

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  • Cheryl Iny Harris, MPH, RD
    @CherylharrisRD (Twitter)

    @jdibon I make ginger tea--just boiling with hot water & lemon grass (or
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    August 27, 2021

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  • Jourdan Imani Keith (she/her/Sir)
    @griotworks (Twitter)

    So my dear strangers and friends who know this agony and the debilitating nausea...hope without side effects. https://t.co/osLFG3wE3m
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    July 8, 2021

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  • えば＠筋トレ鍼灸マッサージ師
    @ebt_harikyu (Twitter)

    @atsushi_yama7 情報のシェアありがとうございます。 恐らく、Gregerさんの主張の主要な根拠は、参考文献でも一番上に記載されているこちらの論文かと。 https://t.co/bnL0aFWxbs ダブルブラインドで、薬も生姜もカプセルに入れたとあるので、生姜の味ではなく、成分が効いているという事(プラセボがあればベスト?)(続
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    April 18, 2021

  • ANITA LWANGA MD FACP
    @LwangaMD (Twitter)

    According to a double blinded RCT by Maghbooli et al in 2014 #ginger was just as effective as #sumatriptan in #treating #migraine #headaches. https://t.co/ZRZNL45ooJ
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    March 11, 2021

  • Jordan Davidson
    @JA_Davids (Twitter)

    @amalt If you think it might be migraines, you can try ginger. There was a study that showed taking ginger at the onset of a migraine was similar to taking sumatriptan. https://t.co/OQdK5WhjLO
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    March 4, 2021

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  • Larry Paise
    @LifeAndDogs (Twitter)

    @hairmich42 @KnightLife99 @PlainJa04919145 @Twitter Two last things You may be interested in this. My neurologist recommended Ginger capsules 550mg 2x daily. It's the only herbal with a small double-blind study. "Efficacy of ginger and sumatriptan in treatment of the common migraine - PubMed" 1/2 https://t.co/tOQjb3trIW
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    February 23, 2021

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  • Beth Morton
    @beth_morton (Twitter)

    @courtney_erin_w I'm glad it worked for you. Yes, there was a study comparing the effectiveness of ginger & sumatriptan. It's a great to have options that won't cause rebound. There are a few potential side effects, so like anything, it's good to run it by a doc. https://t.co/8IxwzCiPPX
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    January 25, 2021

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  • Patti Ritter
    @ritter_patricia (Twitter)

    How did I not know about this study?! Migraine sufferers, there is hope in Ginger!! Ginger from now on.. finger crossed it works for me. Parece q Kion sirve para la migrana, q maravilla! https://t.co/7AHHWWc0xH
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    November 4, 2020

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  • SALEEM MIR .(سلیم میر)
    @Fireflyburnss (Twitter)

    RT @tariqtramboo: Did you know that Ginger can relieve Migraine? Ginger is as effective in treating migraine as drug sumatriptan with least…
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    October 13, 2020

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  • Bismah Malik
    @bismahmalik (Twitter)

    RT @tariqtramboo: Did you know that Ginger can relieve Migraine? Ginger is as effective in treating migraine as drug sumatriptan with least…
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    October 13, 2020

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  • Dr Tariq Tramboo
    @tariqtramboo (Twitter)

    Did you know that Ginger can relieve Migraine? Ginger is as effective in treating migraine as drug sumatriptan with least or no side effects. Both decrease the pain in 2 hrs. https://t.co/njTYZFNHka
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    October 13, 2020

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  • Catiline
    @ScottHemmings23 (Twitter)

    @DK8sam Ginger https://t.co/4XLqu3areV
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    August 31, 2020

  • Rupam Ganguly
    @rupamganguly14 (Twitter)

    Using ginger powder may help reduce #migraine #pain and #headache... It will improve #Health.... #HealthyLiving #goodhealth; source: https://t.co/XFg7nIkKtm https://t.co/uEWstvObmL
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    August 12, 2020

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  • reply gal
    @reply_gal (Twitter)

    @sarahjanewarner try ginger powder in water for migraines! way cheaper and science says it’s at least as effective and with less side effects. I swear by it. Here’s the science: https://t.co/YyzFjJSB5E
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    July 20, 2020

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  • Jai-Ayla Quest
    @JaiAyla (Twitter)

    @MsPackyetti I feel like he said something like a 1/4tsp in water, but I can look it up if you want. Just a ginger tea. https://t.co/cmZooCLIZ0
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    June 5, 2020

  • Tinsley House Therapies
    @tinsleytherapy (Twitter)

    Interesting comparison between the efficacy of ginger and sumatriptan in treating migraine https://t.co/6QIhALYoam https://t.co/TSnhhJgJIo
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    March 17, 2019

Abstract Synopsis

  • This study compares the effectiveness of ginger powder to sumatriptan in treating common migraines, finding that both are similarly effective in reducing headache severity.
  • Patients experienced significant relief within two hours of taking either treatment, and ginger caused fewer side effects than sumatriptan.
  • Overall, ginger could be a viable alternative for migraine relief, with patient satisfaction and willingness to continue treatment being similar for both options.]