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Common Names
Ginger
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEASE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Rhizome | 14000.0 | 129000.0 | -0.11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Root | 7000.0 | 100000.0 | -0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUFA | 4 | Rhizome | 1540.0 | 8400.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUFA | 4 | Root | 1540.0 | 8400.0 | 1.33 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| RAFFINOSE | 1 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RAFFINOSE | 1 | 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. |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Rhizome | 0.0 | 5.0 | -0.10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Root | 0.2 | 3.1 | -0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ROSEFURAN | 0 | Rhizome | 1.0 | 90.0 | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| ROSEFURAN | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 1800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SABINENE | 5 | Rhizome | not available | 20.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SABINENE | 5 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 700.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALICYLATES | 7 | Root | 45.0 | 250.0 | 0.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SEC-BUTANOL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Root | 0.1 | 1.0 | -0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELINA-3,7(11)-DIENE | 0 | Rhizome | 1.0 | 65.0 | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| SELINA-3,7(11)-DIENE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 1300.0 | 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 * |