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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAT | 0 | Rhizome | 7000.0 | 77000.0 | 0.72 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Root | 5040.0 | 72000.0 | 1.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| FIBER | 15 | Rhizome | 9000.0 | 171000.0 | -0.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Root | 9000.0 | 171000.0 | 1.84 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER(CRUDE) | 0 | Root | not available | 171000.0 | 1.77 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER(DIETARY) | 0 | Root | not available | 242000.0 | -1.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FLUORIDE | 3 | Rhizome | not available | 7.9 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FLUORINE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 2.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FLUORINE | 0 | Root | not available | 2.0 | 1.33 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| FRUCTOSE | 8 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FRUCTOSE | 8 | 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. |
| FURANOGERMENONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FURFURAL | 6 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FURFURAL | 6 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GADOLEIC-ACID | 0 | Rhizome | 70.0 | 380.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GADOLEIC-ACID | 0 | Root | 70.0 | 380.0 | not available | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| GALANOLACTONE | 4 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALANOLACTONE | 4 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC-ACID | 22 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antimastalgic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antimastitic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimeasles | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antimelanogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimelanomic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiMeniere's | 1 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| Antimenopausal | 5 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antimenorrhagic | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimetastatic | 5 | Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp. |
| Antimetastatic (Stomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimigraine | 5 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antimite | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimitotic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antimitral-valve-prolapse | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimorphinic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antimorphinistic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiMS | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antimutagenic | 19 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235. |
| Antimyalgic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antimyocarditic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199. |