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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6-GINGEROL | 28 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-GINGEROL | 28 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-GINGEROL | 28 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-GINGESULFONIC-ACID | 1 | Rhizome | not available | 13.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-METHYL-HEPT-5-EN-2-OL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-METHYL-HEPT-5-EN-2-ONE | 0 | Rhizome | 2.0 | 50.0 | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| 6-METHYL-HEPT-5-EN-2-ONE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-METHYLGINGEDIACETATE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-METHYLGINGEDIACETATE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| 6-METHYLGINGEDIOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-METHYLGINGEDIOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| 6-PARADOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 9.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-SHOGAOL | 32 | Rhizome | 40.0 | 330.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7-(3-4-DIHYDROXY-PHENYL)-1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-HEPT-4-EN-3-ONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 1.4 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7-GINGEROL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-BETA-17-EPOXY-LABD-TRANS-12-ENE-15,16-DIAL | 1 | Rhizome | not available | 400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-GINGEDIOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-GINGEROL | 5 | Rhizome | 110.0 | 1069.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-GINGEROL | 5 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-GINGEROL | 5 | Root | not available | not available | not available | 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 * |