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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelochemic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelopathic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allergenic | 28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Amphiglycemic? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Amphitensive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analeptic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anaphrodisiac | 1 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| Anaphylactic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anemiagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anesthetic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorexic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anthelmintic | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Anti-5-HT | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |