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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
CAPSAICIN 44 Plant not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
CAPSAICIN 44 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAR-3-ENE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAR-3-ENE 0 Rhizome Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Rhizome 92000.0 823240.0 0.68 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Root 47390.0 677000.0 -1.96 Duke, 1992 *
CARYOPHYLLENE 31 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CEDOROL 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CEDOROL 0 Rhizome Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHAVICOL 3 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHAVICOL 3 Rhizome Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Plant not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
CHROMIUM 24 Rhizome 6.0 20.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM 24 Root not available 0.6 -0.44 Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSANTHEMIN 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CINEOLE 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.
CIS-1-2-BIS-(TRANS-3-4-DIMETHOXY-STYRYL)-CYCLOBUTANE 0 Rhizome not available 13.9 not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-10-SHOGAOL 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-10-SHOGOAL 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-12-SHOGAOL 0 Rhizome not available not available 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
Antiperiodontitic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperistaltic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipermeability 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperoxidant 6 Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
Antipharyngitic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiphenylketonuric 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiphotophobic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antipityriasic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplaque 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antiplasmodial 5 Duke, 1992 *
AntiPMS 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antipneumonic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipodriac 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipolio 4 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antipoliomyelitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipolyneuritic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiporphyric 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiprogestational 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antiprolactin 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiproliferant 8 Duke, 1992 *