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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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6-GINGEROL

Chemical ID
6GINGEROL
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD90=62 ug/ml
LD50=25-50 (inv mus)
LD50=250-687 (orl mus)
LD50=25.5 (inv mus) Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
LD50=58.1 (ipr mus) Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
LD50=250 (orl mus)

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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Hypertensive 0.5-1 mg/kg *
Hypotensive 1-100 ug/kg *
Larvicide LD90=62 ug/ml *
Mutagenic J. Drug. Dev. (Vol. 6=1993) e.g. Mustafa, T., Srivastava, K.C., and Jensen, K.B. 1993. Drug Development Report (9): Pharmacology of Ginger, Zingiber officinale. J. Drug. Dev. 6(1): 25-39.
Nematicide LD90=62 ug/ml *
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor 1 mM (60.7% inhibition) *
Sedative Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Thermogenic 10 uM rat Eldershaw, T. P. D., Colquhoun, E. Q., Dora, K. A., Peng, Z. C., Clark, M. G. 1992. Pungent Principles of Ginger (Zingiber officinale) are Thermogenic in the Perfused Rat Hindlimb. Int J. Obesity, 16: 755-763.
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List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Zingiber officinale Rhizome 130.0 7138.0 *
Zingiber officinale Essential Oil *
Zingiber officinale Root *
Zingiber officinale Root Essent. Oil *
Zingiber officinale Rhizome Essent. Oil *