Postoperatively, patients will receive either a one time dose of the 1g ginger PO (Group 1) or 1 g placebo PO (Group 2) 2 hours after entering the postanesthesia care unit (PACU). Thirty minutes after the medication is given, patients will be asked to rate their nausea, level of analgesia, and level of pruritus on a VANS, and vomiting episodes will be recorded. Medications given for nausea will be continued in the post-operative period for both groups. The doses of Zofran will be counted in the 24 hr postoperative period. Twenty-four hours after surgery, blood will be drawn to assess hemoglobin and hematocrit as well as to assess platelet function.