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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Rhizome | not available | 90.0 | -0.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 26000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID | 13 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| P-MENTHA-1,5-DIEN-7-OL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-MENTHA-1-8-DIEN-7-OL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-MENTHA-2,8-DIEN-1-OL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Rhizome | 1200.0 | 11220.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Root | 1200.0 | 11220.0 | 0.14 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PALMITOLEIC-ACID | 2 | Rhizome | 210.0 | 1145.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITOLEIC-ACID | 2 | Root | 210.0 | 1145.0 | 0.06 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PANTOTHENIC-ACID | 11 | Rhizome | 2.0 | 11.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PANTOTHENIC-ACID | 11 | Root | 2.0 | 11.0 | -0.94 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PARADOL | 3 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PATCHOULI-ALCOHOL | 4 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PATCHOULI-ALCOHOL | 4 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENTADECANOIC-ACID | 1 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| PENTAN-2-OL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENTOSANS | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| PERILLALDEHYDE | 11 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PERILLEN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Degranulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Deiodinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Deliriant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Demulcent | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Dentifrice | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Deodorant | 3 | Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp. |
| Depressant | 2 | Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp. |
| Depressor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dermal | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Dermatitigenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant (Alcohol) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diaphoretic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diaphoretic? | 3 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90. |
| Differentiator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Digestive | 1 | Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp. |
| Diuretic | 14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DNA-Active | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| DNA-Protective | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dye | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |