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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-GINGERDIONE | 2 | Rhizome | not available | 11.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 10-GINGERDIONE | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 10-GINGEROL | 3 | Rhizome | 2.6 | 1862.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 10-GINGEROL | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 10-SHOGAOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 74.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 10-SHOGOAL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 12-GINGEDIOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 12-GINGEROL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 14-GINGEROL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 16-GINGEROL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2(R)-5(S)-DIHYDROXY-1-7-BIS-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-HEPTANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 5.6 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2,2,4-TRIMETHYL-HEPTANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2,2,4-TRIMETHYL-HEPTANE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-(2'-3'-EPOXY-3-METHYL-BUTYL)-3-METHYL-FURAN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-(3'-METHYL-2'-BUTENYL)-3-METHYL-FURAN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-6-DIMETHYL-HEPT-5-EN-1-AL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-6-DIMETHYL-OCTA-2-6-DIENE-1-8-DIOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-6-DIMETHYL-OCTA-3-7-DIENE-1-6-DIOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3(R)-5(S)-DIACETOXY-1-(3-4-DIMETHOXY-PHENYL)-DECANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 14.9 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3(R)-5(S)-DIACETOXY-1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-DECANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 41.8 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Colorant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Comedolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COMP-Inhibitor | 1 | Dullo, A. G., et al. 1999. Efficacy of a green tea extract rich in catechin polyphenols and caffeine in increasing 24-h energy expenditure and fat oxidation in humans. Am. J. Clinical Nutrition, 70: 1040-1045. |
| COMT-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Contraceptive | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Convulsant | 3 | R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R. |
| Copper-Antagonist | 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 |
| Copper-Chelator | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cosmetic | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Counterirritant | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| COX-1-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COX-2-Inhibitor | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Culicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor | 9 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Cytochrome-P450-1A2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-Inducer | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-Inhibitor | 3 | Pizzorno, J. 1998. Total Wellness. Prima Health, a division of Prima. |
| Cytoprotective | 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. |
| Cytotoxic | 9 | Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp. |
| Decongestant | 2 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |