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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEASE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Rhizome | 14000.0 | 129000.0 | -0.11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Root | 7000.0 | 100000.0 | -0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUFA | 4 | Rhizome | 1540.0 | 8400.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUFA | 4 | Root | 1540.0 | 8400.0 | 1.33 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| RAFFINOSE | 1 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RAFFINOSE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Rhizome | 0.0 | 5.0 | -0.10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Root | 0.2 | 3.1 | -0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ROSEFURAN | 0 | Rhizome | 1.0 | 90.0 | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| ROSEFURAN | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 1800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SABINENE | 5 | Rhizome | not available | 20.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SABINENE | 5 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 700.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALICYLATES | 7 | Root | 45.0 | 250.0 | 0.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SEC-BUTANOL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Root | 0.1 | 1.0 | -0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELINA-3,7(11)-DIENE | 0 | Rhizome | 1.0 | 65.0 | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| SELINA-3,7(11)-DIENE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 1300.0 | 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. |