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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CYSTINE | 2 | Root | 80.0 | 462.0 | -0.89 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| D-BORNEOL | 4 | Rhizome | 14.0 | 1102.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-BORNEOL | 4 | Root | 14.0 | 1102.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DEC-TRANS-2-EN-1-AL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DECAN-1-AL | 1 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DECANAL | 0 | Plant | 5.0 | 100.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DECYL-ALDEHYDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DECYL-ALDEHYDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELPHINIDIN | 9 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| DELTA-CADINENE | 9 | Rhizome | 1.0 | 65.0 | -0.67 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| DELTA-CADINENE | 9 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 1300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELTA-CAR-3-ENE | 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. |
| DEMETHYL-HEXAHYDROCURCUMIN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DEMETHYL-HEXAHYDROCURCUMIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIETHYLSULFIDE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Kameoka, H. and Nakai, K. 1987. Components of essential oil from the root of Glycyrrhiza-glabra. Nippon Gogeikagaku Kaishi 61(9): 1119-1122. |
| DIETHYLSULFIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROGINGEROL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROGINGEROL | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DODEC-TRANS-2-EN-1-AL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DODECANOIC-ACID | 1 | 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. |
| 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 * |