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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Rhizome | 0.7 | 45.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 900.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-ELEMENE | 5 | Rhizome | 2.0 | 500.0 | 0.27 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| BETA-ELEMENE | 5 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 3000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-EUDESMOL | 13 | Rhizome | 7.0 | 465.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-EUDESMOL | 13 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 9300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-FARNESENE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-HIMACHALENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-HIMACHALENE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-IONONE | 13 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-IONONE | 13 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-MYRCENE | 2 | Rhizome | not available | 330.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-MYRCENE | 2 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-MYRCENE | 2 | Rf | 2.0 | 950.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PHELLANDRENE | 3 | Rhizome | 32.0 | 2850.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PHELLANDRENE | 3 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | 57000.0 | 106700.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Rhizome | not available | 100.0 | 0.19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 5300.0 | 1.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SANTALOL | 2 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 162000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SELINENE | 3 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Arteriodilator | 1 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
| Ascaricide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Asthma-preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Astringent | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Atherogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| ATPase-Inhibitor | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Autotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bacteriostatic | 1 | Chin. J. Tuber. Respir. Dis. |
| Bacteristat | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Barbituate-Synergist | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bradycardiac | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Bradycardic | 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. |
| Bronchoprotectant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchorelaxant | 2 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Bruchifuge | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |