For thousands of years ginger has been used in traditional medical systems as an anti-inflammatory pain killer. More recently researchers have found that it has anti-inflammatory action similar to the Cox-2 anti-inflammatory drugs such as Celebrex and, as such, would be expected to help relieve pain and inflammation. The first double blind, placebo controlled clinical trial to test the efficacy of ginger root in the treatment of pain was carried out in 2001. The results of the University of Miami's six week long trial on 261 patients with osteoarthritis of the knee boosted ginger root's reputation as an effective anti-inflammatory agent. In order to confirm ginger's efficacy as an analgesic, researchers at the Georgia College and the University of Georgia recently completed another double blind placebo controlled trial. They divided 74 volunteers into two placebo controlled groups. The first group took two grams of raw ginger daily for 11 days while the second group took two grams of heated ginger. Those in the control group took a placebo for the same period of time. On the eighth day all participants were asked to carry out a series of pain-inducing exercises. Prior to and following the pain-inducing exercises both groups were assessed for pain intensity, perceived effort, muscle strength and their blood was examined for the presence of inflammatory markers. The results showed that, when compared to those in the placebo groups, there was a 25% reduction in all symptoms and measurements in the groups taking the fresh and heated ginger preparations. This study confirms without doubt the efficacy of ginger as pain killer. While previous research has shown that ginger contains compounds that are effective anti-inflammatory agents, this research confirms the traditional use of this valuable spice as an anti-inflammatory analgesic. Now you can check evolvekratom.com