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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-GINGERDIONE | 2 | Rhizome | not available | 11.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 10-GINGERDIONE | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 10-GINGEROL | 3 | Rhizome | 2.6 | 1862.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 10-GINGEROL | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 10-SHOGAOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 74.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 10-SHOGOAL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 12-GINGEDIOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 12-GINGEROL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 14-GINGEROL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 16-GINGEROL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2(R)-5(S)-DIHYDROXY-1-7-BIS-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-HEPTANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 5.6 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2,2,4-TRIMETHYL-HEPTANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2,2,4-TRIMETHYL-HEPTANE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-(2'-3'-EPOXY-3-METHYL-BUTYL)-3-METHYL-FURAN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-(3'-METHYL-2'-BUTENYL)-3-METHYL-FURAN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-6-DIMETHYL-HEPT-5-EN-1-AL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-6-DIMETHYL-OCTA-2-6-DIENE-1-8-DIOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-6-DIMETHYL-OCTA-3-7-DIENE-1-6-DIOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3(R)-5(S)-DIACETOXY-1-(3-4-DIMETHOXY-PHENYL)-DECANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 14.9 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3(R)-5(S)-DIACETOXY-1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-DECANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 41.8 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiproliferative | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostaglandin | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostanoid | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostatadenomic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiprostatitic | 7 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiprostatotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipruritic | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antipsoriac | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antipsoriatic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antipsychotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antipyretic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiradicular | 15 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| AntiRaynaud's | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiretardation | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiretinopathic | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antiretinotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirheumatalgic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antirheumatic | 7 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antirheumatitic? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antirhinitic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |