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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANILLIC-ACID | 24 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| VANILLIN | 28 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| VIT-B-6 | 0 | Rhizome | 1.6 | 8.7 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VIT-B-6 | 0 | Root | 1.6 | 8.7 | -0.26 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| WATER | 0 | Rhizome | 93090.0 | 930000.0 | 0.95 | Duke, 1992 * |
| WATER | 0 | Root | not available | 930000.0 | 1.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| XANTHORRHIZOL | 0 | Rhizome | 1.0 | 50.0 | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| XANTHORRHIZOL | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 1000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZERUMBODIENONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINC | 77 | Rhizome | not available | 57.0 | -0.19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINC | 77 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINGERBERONE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINGERONE | 13 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINGERONE | 13 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINGERONE | 13 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINGERONE | 13 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINGIBAIN | 1 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINGIBAIN | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| ZINGIBERENE | 6 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINGIBERENE | 6 | Rhizome | 0.5 | 600.0 | -1.00 | 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 * |