Plant Zingiber officinale (Zingiberaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Ginger

How this plant is used

Generally Recognized as Safe

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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 *

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (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 *