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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 * |