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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISOVALERALDEHYDE | 1 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| JUNIPER-CAMPHOR | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL | 75 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Rhizome | 690.0 | 3764.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Root | 690.0 | 3764.0 | 0.88 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LABDA-TRANS-8(17)-12-DIENE-15-16-DIAL | 1 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LAURIC-ACID | 7 | Rhizome | 390.0 | 3630.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LAURIC-ACID | 7 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 900.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LAURIC-ACID | 7 | Root | 390.0 | 3630.0 | 1.41 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LECITHIN | 20 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LECITHIN | 20 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Rhizome | 740.0 | 4257.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Root | 740.0 | 4257.0 | -0.06 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Rhizome | 17.0 | 1050.0 | 0.67 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 21000.0 | 1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 50.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOOL | 53 | Rhizome | not available | 50.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOOL | 53 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | 3200.0 | 30000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOOL | 53 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | 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 * |