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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-GINGERDIONE | 2 | Rhizome | not available | 11.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 10-GINGERDIONE | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 10-GINGEROL | 3 | Rhizome | 2.6 | 1862.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 10-GINGEROL | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 10-SHOGAOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 74.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 10-SHOGOAL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 12-GINGEDIOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 12-GINGEROL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 14-GINGEROL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 16-GINGEROL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2(R)-5(S)-DIHYDROXY-1-7-BIS-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-HEPTANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 5.6 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2,2,4-TRIMETHYL-HEPTANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2,2,4-TRIMETHYL-HEPTANE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-(2'-3'-EPOXY-3-METHYL-BUTYL)-3-METHYL-FURAN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-(3'-METHYL-2'-BUTENYL)-3-METHYL-FURAN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-6-DIMETHYL-HEPT-5-EN-1-AL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-6-DIMETHYL-OCTA-2-6-DIENE-1-8-DIOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-6-DIMETHYL-OCTA-3-7-DIENE-1-6-DIOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3(R)-5(S)-DIACETOXY-1-(3-4-DIMETHOXY-PHENYL)-DECANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 14.9 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3(R)-5(S)-DIACETOXY-1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-DECANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 41.8 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antihypoglycemic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiichythyotic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiielus? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiimplantation | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiimpotence | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiinfective | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinfertility | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | 38 | Shimizu,*M., et al. 1990. Anti-inflammatory Constituents of Topically Applied Crude Drugs. IV.1) Constituents and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Alhucema' (Lavandula latifolia Vill.)2). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2283-2284, 1990. |
| Antiinsomniac | 5 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiinsomniac? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiinsomnic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiintegrase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiischemic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antikeratitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antikeratotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antikeshan | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiketotic | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antilactobacillic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilaryngitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiLegionella | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |