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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARGININE | 14 | Root | 430.0 | 2486.0 | -0.41 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ARGININE | 14 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AROMADENDRENE | 3 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AROMADENDRINE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Rhizome | 0.0 | 317.0 | -0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Root | 20.0 | 288.0 | -0.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Rhizome | 7700.0 | 200000.0 | 1.83 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Root | 2450.0 | 35000.0 | -0.93 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARAGINE | 2 | Rhizome | not available | 500.0 | -0.73 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Rhizome | 2080.0 | 11990.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Root | 2080.0 | 11990.0 | 0.27 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZALDEHYDE | 24 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-BISABOLENE | 6 | Rhizome | 5.0 | 3600.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-BISABOLENE | 6 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | 25000.0 | 105100.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-BISABOLOL | 0 | Rhizome | 5.0 | 295.0 | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| BETA-BISABOLOL | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 5900.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Rhizome | 0.0 | 4.0 | -0.67 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Root | 0.1 | 1.0 | -0.43 | 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 * |