As mentioned earlier, ginger can be used to reduce pain from a variety of ailments, but one of the most useful traits of ginger is that is can help relieve menstrual pain. A study conducted with 150 women participants demonstrated the similarities in taking ginger versus taking ibuprofen or mefenamic acid. Taking 25mg of ginger 4x each day for the first 3 days of the menstrual cycle showed to effectively reduce pain from the cycle.