Be Wary of Consuming Too Much Ginger to Combat Nausea

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Ginger -- as pills, candy, tea, or dried fruit -- is often recommended to combat nausea in cancer patients, and it does seem to work well for many people. But patients who have low blood platelets following chemotherapy need to be cautious about ginger. Because ginger inhibits blood clotting, combining ginger with chemo when platelets are low raises the risk of internal bleeding. The danger level rises with doses above 2 grams a day -- up to 1 gram a day should be fine.