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Plant Zingiber officinale (Zingiberaceae)

Common Names
Ginger
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
METHYL-6-SHOGOAL 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-8-GINGEROL 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-8-SHOGOAL 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
METHYL-ACETATE 3 Essential Oil not available not available not available Kameoka, H. and Nakai, K. 1987. Components of essential oil from the root of Glycyrrhiza-glabra. Nippon Gogeikagaku Kaishi 61(9): 1119-1122.
METHYL-ACETATE 3 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-ALLYL-SULFIDE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Kameoka, H. and Nakai, K. 1987. Components of essential oil from the root of Glycyrrhiza-glabra. Nippon Gogeikagaku Kaishi 61(9): 1119-1122.
METHYL-ALLYL-SULFIDE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-CAPRYLATE 2 Essential Oil not available not available not available Kameoka, H. and Nakai, K. 1987. Components of essential oil from the root of Glycyrrhiza-glabra. Nippon Gogeikagaku Kaishi 61(9): 1119-1122.
METHYL-GINGEROL 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-GLYOXAL 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
METHYL-HEPTENONE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
METHYL-HEPTENONE 0 Rhizome Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-ISOBUTYL-KETONE 2 Essential Oil not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
METHYL-NONYL-KETONE 3 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-NONYL-KETONE 3 Rhizome Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MUFA 13 Rhizome 1540.0 8400.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
MUFA 13 Root 1540.0 8400.0 2.51 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MYRCENE 22 Rhizome 2.0 950.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
MYRCENE 22 Rhizome Essent. Oil not available 19000.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
MYRCENE 22 Rf 2.0 950.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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 *