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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
CITRONELLAL 20 Rhizome not available 10.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRONELLAL 20 Rhizome Essent. Oil not available 2900.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRONELLOL 15 Rhizome 2.0 6500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRONELLOL 15 Rhizome Essent. Oil 3000.0 130000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRONELLOL-ACETATE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRONELLOL-ACETATE 0 Rhizome Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRONELLYL-ACETATE 2 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRONELLYL-ACETATE 2 Rhizome Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COBALT 2 Rhizome 0.9 42.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
COBALT 2 Root 0.3 4.2 -0.45 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Rhizome 3.0 16.0 1.22 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Root 3.0 16.0 0.47 Duke, 1992 *
CUMENE 1 Rhizome not available 1.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CUMENE 1 Root not available 1.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CURCUMIN 135 Plant not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
CURCUMIN 135 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYANIN 5 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYSTEINE 13 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYSTEINE 13 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYSTINE 2 Rhizome 80.0 462.0 -1.00 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
Antitubercular 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor 23 Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992.
Antitumor (Bladder) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (brain) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Breast) 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Cervix) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (CNS) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon) 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Forestomach) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Gastric) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Liver) 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung) 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Ovary) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Pancreas) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Skin) 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter 9 Cancer Research, 48: 5941.
Antitumor-Promoter? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitussive 4 Duke, 1992 *