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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BORON | 4 | Rhizome | 1.0 | 4.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORON | 4 | Root | 1.0 | 4.0 | -0.74 | Betting on Boron, Unpublished draft by J. A. Duke on file at USDA, draft and papers relating to boron percentages. Includes Internat. Z. Vit. Ern. Forschung 43:1973 (boron). |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALAMENEN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALAMENENE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Rhizome | 150.0 | 3458.0 | -0.75 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Root | 116.0 | 1650.0 | -0.63 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPESTEROL | 2 | Root | 10.0 | 100.0 | -0.29 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| CAMPHENE | 9 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPHENE | 9 | Rhizome | not available | 3080.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPHENE | 9 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 126000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPHENE-HYDRATE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPHENE-HYDRATE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPHOR | 41 | Rhizome | 1.0 | 60.0 | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| CAMPHOR | 41 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 1200.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAPRIC-ACID | 3 | Rhizome | 1800.0 | 1980.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAPRIC-ACID | 3 | Root | 1800.0 | 1980.0 | not available | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CAPRYLIC-ACID | 5 | Rhizome | 70.0 | 380.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAPRYLIC-ACID | 5 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAPRYLIC-ACID | 5 | Root | 70.0 | 380.0 | not available | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiophthalmic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiorchitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiosteoarthritic | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiosteoporotic | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiosteosclerotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiotitic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiototic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antioxidant | 47 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antioxidant (LDL) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antioxidant Synergist | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antioxidant? | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiozenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipancreatitic | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Antipapillomic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiparkinsonian | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiparotitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antipellagric | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antipeptic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperiodontal | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiperiodontic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |