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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRANS-NEROLIDOL | 0 | Rhizome | 5.0 | 350.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-NEROLIDOL | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | 5.0 | 7000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-OCTEN-2-AL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-OCTEN-2-AL | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-ROSE-OXIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRICYCLENE | 0 | Rhizome | 2.0 | 115.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRICYCLENE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 2300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRYPTOPHAN | 29 | Rhizome | 120.0 | 693.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRYPTOPHAN | 29 | Root | 120.0 | 693.0 | -0.49 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| TYROSINE | 8 | Rhizome | 200.0 | 1122.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TYROSINE | 8 | Root | 200.0 | 1122.0 | -1.43 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| UNDECAN-2-OL | 0 | Rhizome | 1.0 | 25.0 | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| UNDECAN-2-OL | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| UNDECAN-2-ONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| UNDECAN-2-ONE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| URIDINE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 11.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALINE | 3 | Rhizome | 730.0 | 4202.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALINE | 3 | Root | 730.0 | 4202.0 | 0.08 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| VALINE | 3 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALINE | 3 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Chemopreventive | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholagogue | 8 | J. Drug. Dev. (Vol. 6=1993) e.g. Mustafa, T., Srivastava, K.C., and Jensen, K.B. 1993. Drug Development Report (9): Pharmacology of Ginger, Zingiber officinale. J. Drug. Dev. 6(1): 25-39. |
| Choleretic | 14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholesterolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholinergic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Cicatrizant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Circulotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Clastogenic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CNS-Active | 2 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| CNS-Depressant | 6 | HerbalGram No. 17. |
| CNS-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Paralytic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CNS-Stimulant | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Toxic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Co-carcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cold-preventive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Coleoptophile | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collagen-Sparing | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collyrium | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |