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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC-ACID | 22 | 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. |
| GAMMA-BISABOLENE | 2 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-EUDESMOL | 0 | Rhizome | 2.0 | 115.0 | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| GAMMA-EUDESMOL | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 2300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-MUUROLENE | 0 | Rhizome | 7.0 | 455.0 | 1.00 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| GAMMA-MUUROLENE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 9100.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-SELINENE | 0 | Rhizome | 35.0 | 700.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-SELINENE | 0 | Root | 35.0 | 700.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Rhizome | not available | 1230.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIAL | 13 | Rhizome | not available | 980.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIAL | 13 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | 159000.0 | 400000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIOL | 35 | Rhizome | 2.0 | 345.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIOL | 35 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 6900.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIOL-ACETATE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIOL-ACETATE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 2000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANYL-ACETATE | 5 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANYL-ACETATE | 5 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERMANIUM | 0 | Rhizome | 87.0 | 169.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINGEDIACETATE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antinauseant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antineoplastic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinephritic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antinephrolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinesidioblastosic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antineuralgic | 4 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antineuramidase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineurasthenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuritic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antineuropathic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antineurotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| AntiNF-kB | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinitrosaminic | 10 | Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18. |
| Antinitrosating | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinitrosic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antinociceptive | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinyctalopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiobesity | 6 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antionychyotic | 2 | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| Antiophidic | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363. |