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
SERINE	1	Rhizome	450.0	2596.0	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *
SERINE	1	Root	450.0	2596.0	-0.43	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
SERINE	1	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SERINE	1	Tuber	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SESQUIPHELLANDRENE	0	Rhizome Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SESQUITERPENE-HYDROCARBON	0	Rhizome Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SESQUITHUJENE	0	Essential Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SESQUITHUJENE	0	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SFA	0	Rhizome	2030.0	11085.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SFA	0	Root	2030.0	11085.0	3.08	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
SHIKIMIC-ACID	14	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SHOGAOL	18	Essential Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SHOGAOL	18	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SHOGAOL	18	Rhizome Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SHOGAOL	18	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SHOGAOL	18	Root Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SHOGAOLS	0	Rhizome	not available	1800.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SHOGAOLS	0	Root	not available	1800.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SILICON	4	Rhizome	not available	285.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SILICON	4	Root	2.0	28.5	-0.21	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 *