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Digestive · also Endocrine / Metabolic

Gastroparesis (adjunct)

3 plants

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This is a gastric-emptying study or a diabetic with retained breakfast, not garden-variety dyspepsia. Ginger has human data on nausea and some emptying measures. It does not replace a prokinetic when vomiting and weight loss are the picture, and high-dose extract is a bleeding/gallbladder conversation. Bezoar, obstruction, and opioid ileus are not tea.

Primary plants

  1. Ginger (Zingiber officinale)
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    GingerHuman data

    Zingiber officinale

    Best plant file for nausea plus some gastric-emptying data. Modest. Preparation-dependent.

    Typical. Dried rhizome ~1–2 g/day divided. Culinary is weaker than studied powder.

    Safety. Extracts: bleeding. Not a substitute for a GES or a prokinetic when those are indicated.

Supportive plants2
  • Peppermint (Mentha × piperita)
    PeppermintStrong traditional
    Mentha × piperita

    LES relaxation can worsen reflux that already rides with gastroparesis. Skip if heartburn leads.

    Typical. Weak tea only if used at all. Enteric oil is the wrong object here.

    Safety. GERD. Infants: no oil.

  • Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
    FennelStrong traditional
    Foeniculum vulgare

    Carminative for the bloating leftover. Not a prokinetic.

    Typical. Seed tea after small meals.

    Safety. Apiaceae.

Clinical notes

  • Opioid constipation plus 'gastroparesis' is often the opioid. Fix that first.

When this is not enough

  • Intractable vomiting, dehydration, suspected obstruction/bezoar, unexplained weight loss, post-op ileus

Rooted is a private clinical reference for licensed practitioners. It is educational, not a treatment protocol, and not a substitute for the chart, the exam, or pharmacy review. Plant medicines interact with drugs and can harm liver, kidney, heart, pregnancy, and children.

All digestive diagnoses