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
5(S)-ACETOXY-3(R)-HYDROXY-1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-DECANE	0	Rhizome	not available	15.8	not available	Duke, 1992 *
5-HYDROXY-1-(4-HYDROXY-3-5-DIMETHOXY-PHENYL)-7-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-HEPTAN-3-ONE	0	Rhizome	not available	0.5	not available	Duke, 1992 *
5-HYDROXY-7-(4-HYDROXY-3-5-DIMETHOXY-PHENYL)-1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-HEPTAN-3-ONE	0	Rhizome	not available	0.5	not available	Duke, 1992 *
5-HYDROXY-7-(4-HYDROXY-PHENYL)-1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-HEPTAN-3-ONE	0	Rhizome	not available	2.1	not available	Duke, 1992 *
5-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-3-HYDROXY-1-(4-HYDROXYPHENYL)-DECANE	0	Rhizome	not available	3.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6,10-DEHYDROGINGERDIONE	0	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6,10-DEHYDROGINGERDIONE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-10-GINGERDIONE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-DEHYDROGINGERDIONE	2	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-DIHYDROGINGERDIONE	0	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-GINGEDIOL	0	Rhizome	21.0	30.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-GINGEDIOL-ACETATE	0	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
6-GINGEDIOL-ACETATE-METHYL-ETHER	0	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
6-GINGEDIOL-DIACETATE	0	Rhizome	not available	3.3	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-GINGEDIOL-DIACETATE-METHYL-ETHER	0	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-GINGEDIOL-METHYL-ETHER	0	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-GINGERDIOL	1	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-GINGERDIONE	2	Rhizome	3.3	10.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-GINGEROL	28	Essential Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-GINGEROL	28	Rhizome	130.0	7138.0	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 *