Ginger Safety Precautions
<h3 >Safety</h3>
<p >Ginger is on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_and_Drug_Administration" title="Food and Drug Administration" >FDA</a>'s "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generally_recognized_as_safe" title="Generally recognized as safe" >generally recognized as safe</a>" list, though it does <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_interaction" title="Drug interaction" >interact</a> with some <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medication" title="Medication" class="mw-redirect" >medications</a>, including<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warfarin" title="Warfarin" >warfarin</a>. Ginger is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contraindication" title="Contraindication" >contraindicated</a> in people suffering from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallstone" title="Gallstone" >gallstones</a>, as it promotes the production of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bile" title="Bile" >bile</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-achi_23-1" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginger#cite_note-achi-23" >[24]</a></sup>
An acute overdose of ginger is usually in excess of about 2 grams of ginger per kilogram of body mass,<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginger#cite_note-28" >[29]</a></sup> dependent on level of ginger tolerance, and can result in a state of central nervous system over-stimulation called ginger intoxication or colloquially the "ginger gitters".
Allergic reactions to ginger generally result in a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rash" title="Rash" >rash</a>, and although generally recognized as safe, ginger can cause<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heartburn" title="Heartburn" >heartburn</a>, bloating, gas, belching and nausea, particularly if taken in powdered form. Unchewed fresh ginger may result in intestinal blockage, and individuals who have had <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peptic_ulcer" title="Peptic ulcer" >ulcers</a>, inflammatory bowel disease or blocked intestines may react badly to large quantities of fresh ginger.<sup id="cite_ref-Mayo_29-0" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginger#cite_note-Mayo-29" >[30]</a></sup> Ginger can also adversely affect individuals with gallstones.<sup id="cite_ref-UMMC_13-2" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginger#cite_note-UMMC-13" >[14]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Mayo_29-1" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginger#cite_note-Mayo-29" >[30]</a></sup> There are also suggestions that ginger may affect blood pressure, clotting, and heart rhythms.<sup id="cite_ref-Mayo_29-2" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginger#cite_note-Mayo-29" >[30]</a></sup>
Products in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan" >Taiwan</a> made from Hebo Natural Products Limited (禾博天然產物有限公司) of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" title="China" >China</a> contained ginger contaminated with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIBP" title="DIBP" class="mw-redirect" >DIBP</a>, some 80,000 nutritional supplement capsules made with imported ginger powder were seized by the Public Health Department of Taiwan in June 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginger#cite_note-30" >[31]</a></sup></p>