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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Rhizome | 0.7 | 45.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 900.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-ELEMENE | 5 | Rhizome | 2.0 | 500.0 | 0.27 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| BETA-ELEMENE | 5 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 3000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-EUDESMOL | 13 | Rhizome | 7.0 | 465.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-EUDESMOL | 13 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 9300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-FARNESENE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-HIMACHALENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-HIMACHALENE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-IONONE | 13 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-IONONE | 13 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-MYRCENE | 2 | Rhizome | not available | 330.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-MYRCENE | 2 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-MYRCENE | 2 | Rf | 2.0 | 950.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PHELLANDRENE | 3 | Rhizome | 32.0 | 2850.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PHELLANDRENE | 3 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | 57000.0 | 106700.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Rhizome | not available | 100.0 | 0.19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 5300.0 | 1.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SANTALOL | 2 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 162000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SELINENE | 3 | 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. |