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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINALOOL-OXIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOOL-PROPIONATE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Rhizome | 1200.0 | 11220.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Root | 1200.0 | 11220.0 | 3.02 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LYSINE | 4 | Rhizome | 570.0 | 3110.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LYSINE | 4 | Root | 570.0 | 3110.0 | -0.58 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Rhizome | 430.0 | 2690.0 | 1.08 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Root | 188.0 | 2690.0 | 0.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Rhizome | 106.0 | 350.0 | 1.50 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Root | 2.4 | 33.8 | -0.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MELATONIN | 23 | Rhizome | not available | 0.0 | not available | Hattori, A., et. al. 1995. Identification of Melatonin in Plants and its Effects on Plasma Melatonin Levels and Binding to Melatonin Receptors in Vertebrates. Biochem. Mol. Biol. Int., 35(3): 627-634. |
| MENTHOL-ACETATE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MENTHOL-ACETATE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Rhizome | 130.0 | 737.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Root | 130.0 | 737.0 | -0.59 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| METHYL-10-GINGEROL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-10-SHOGOAL | 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. |
| METHYL-12-GINGEDIOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-12-GINGEROL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-6-GINGEROL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | 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 * |