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Common Names
Ginger
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISOVALERALDEHYDE | 1 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| JUNIPER-CAMPHOR | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL | 75 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Rhizome | 690.0 | 3764.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Root | 690.0 | 3764.0 | 0.88 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LABDA-TRANS-8(17)-12-DIENE-15-16-DIAL | 1 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LAURIC-ACID | 7 | Rhizome | 390.0 | 3630.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LAURIC-ACID | 7 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 900.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LAURIC-ACID | 7 | Root | 390.0 | 3630.0 | 1.41 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LECITHIN | 20 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LECITHIN | 20 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Rhizome | 740.0 | 4257.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Root | 740.0 | 4257.0 | -0.06 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Rhizome | 17.0 | 1050.0 | 0.67 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 21000.0 | 1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 50.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOOL | 53 | Rhizome | not available | 50.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOOL | 53 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | 3200.0 | 30000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOOL | 53 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | 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 * |