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Common Names
Ginger
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIS-12-SHOGOAL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-3-(3-4-DIMETHOXY-PHENYL)-4-(TRANS-3-4-DIMETHOXY-STYRYL)-CYCLOHEXENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 50.6 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-6-SHOGOAL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 40.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-8-SHOGAOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 40.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-8-SHOGOAL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 40.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-BETA-SESQUIPHELLANDROL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Kameoka, H. and Nakai, K. 1987. Components of essential oil from the root of Glycyrrhiza-glabra. Nippon Gogeikagaku Kaishi 61(9): 1119-1122. |
| CIS-BETA-SESQUIPHELLANDROL | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-GERANIC-ACID | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-HEXAN-3-OL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-HEXAN-3-OL | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-NEROLIDOL | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-ROSE-OXIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-SELINEN-4-OL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-SESQUIABINENE-HYDRATE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-SESQUISABINENE-HYDRATE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-SESQUISABINENE-HYDRATE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-SESQUISABINENE-HYDRATE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRAL | 53 | Rhizome | 0.0 | 13500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRAL | 53 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 130000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRAL | 53 | Root | 0.0 | 13500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| (-)-Chronotropic | 3 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| (-)-Inotropic | 3 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| 11B-HSD-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 12-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HETE-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-HETE-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Abortifacient | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Absorbent | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Acaricide | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acetylcholinergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AChE-Inhibitor | 1 | Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8. |
| Acidulant | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Addictive | 1 | Science News, 145: 294. |
| Adjuvant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Adrenergic | 1 | Charalambous, G. (Ed.). 1994. Spices, Herbs and Edible Fungi. Elsevier Science B. V. Amsterdam. 764 pp. |
| Aggregant | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |