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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GINGEDIACETATE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| GINGERENONE-A | 3 | Rhizome | 118.0 | 136.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINGERENONE-B | 2 | Rhizome | not available | 4.7 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINGERENONE-C | 2 | Rhizome | not available | 14.2 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINGERGLYCOLIPID-A | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 13.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINGERGLYCOLIPID-B | 0 | Rhizome | 14.0 | 15.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINGERGLYCOLIPID-C | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 14.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINGEROL | 27 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINGEROL | 27 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINGEROL | 27 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINGEROL-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINGEROLS | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 13200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINGERONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINGERONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLANOLACTONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 120.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLOBULIN | 0 | Rhizome | 2366.0 | 21801.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLOBULIN | 0 | Root | 2366.0 | 21801.0 | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Root | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Rhizome | 1620.0 | 9328.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antihemorrhagic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihepatitic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihepatoadenomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihepatotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihepatotoxic | 10 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiherpetic | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiherpetic? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihiccup | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihistaminic | 15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiHIV | 7 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antihomocystinuric | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihydrophobic | 1 | Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart. |
| Antihyperactivity | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antihyperammonemic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihypercholesterolemic | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antihyperkeratotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperkinetic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihyperlipoproteinaemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihypertensive | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperthyroid | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |