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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3(R)-ACETOXY-5(S)-DYDROXY-1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-DECANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 15.8 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3(S)-5(S)-DIACETOXY-1-(4'-HYDROXY-3'-5'-DIMETHOXY-PHENYL)-7-(4'-HYDROXY-3'-METHOXY-PHENYL)-HEPTANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 20.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3(S)-5(S)-DIACETOXY-1-7-BIS-(3-4-DIHYDROXY-PHENYL)-HEPTANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 15.7 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3(S)-5(S)-DIHYDROXY-1-(4'-HYDROXY-3'-5'-DIMETHOXY-PHENYL)-7-(4'-HYDROXY-3'-METHOXY-PHENYL)-HEPTANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 2.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3(S)-5(S)-DIHYDROXY-1-7-BIS-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-HEPTANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 5.3 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-5-DIACETOXY-1-(4-HYDROXY-3-5-DIMETHOXY-PHENYL)-7-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-HEPTANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 30.3 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-5-DIACETOXY-7-(3-4-DIHYDROXY-PHENYL)-1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-HEPTANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 3.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-6-EPOXY-1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-DECA-3-5-DIENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-7-DIMETHYL-OCTA-3-CIS-6-DIEN-1-AL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-7-DIMETHYL-OCTA-3-TRANS-6-DIEN-1-AL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-ACETOXY-1,5-EPOXY-1-(3,4-DIHYDROXY-5-METHOXY-PHENYL)-7-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-HEPTANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-EPIACETOXY-1,5-EPOXY-1-(3,4-DIHYDROXY-5-METHOXY-PHENYL)-7-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-HEPTANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-PHENYL-BENZALDEHYDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-PHENYL-BENZALDEHYDE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-GINGEROL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-GINGEROL | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-PHENYL-BENZALDEHYDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-PHENYL-BENZALDEHYDE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-TERPINEOL | 8 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5(S)-3(R)-DIHYDROXY-1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-DECANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 53.1 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiulcer | 32 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcerogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiuremic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiuricosuric | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Antivaccinia | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |
| Antivaginitic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antivaricose | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antivertigo | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral | 24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antivitiligic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antixerophthalmic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiyeast | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anxiolytic | 8 | Merck 11th Edition |
| AP-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aphrodisiac | 2 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| Apifuge | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Apoptotic | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aromatase-Inhibitor | 1 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999. |
| Artemicide | 2 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |