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Medicinal Uses and Indications. Today, health care professionals may recommend ginger to help prevent or treat nausea and vomiting from motion sickness, pregnancy, and cancer chemotherapy. It is also used to treat mild stomach upset, to reduce pain of osteoarthritis, and may even be used in heart disease.t has a long history of use in Asian, Indian, and Arabic herbal traditions. In China, for example, ginger has been used to help digestion and treat stomach upset, diarrhea, and nausea for more than 2,000 years.
1 Ginger Capsules of powdered ginger have been found to reduce nausea and vomiting. 2  You could also try a cup of ginger tea, a glass of ginger ale (some people swear it works better if it's flat), a few gingersnap cookies, or a piece of ginger candy. 3  Pickled ginger, the kind that usually comes with sushi, may also help.ry applesauce or apple juice if you're having trouble digesting solid food. 1  Crackers Foods high in starch â such as saltines, bread, and toast â help absorb stomach acids and settle a queasy stomach.