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Common Names
Ginger
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8-SHOGAOL | 2 | Rhizome | 48.0 | 130.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 9-GINGEROL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 9-OXO-NEROLIDOL | 2 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 9-OXO-NEROLIDOL | 2 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETALDEHYDE | 6 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Kameoka, H. and Nakai, K. 1987. Components of essential oil from the root of Glycyrrhiza-glabra. Nippon Gogeikagaku Kaishi 61(9): 1119-1122. |
| ACETALDEHYDE | 6 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETIC-ACID | 16 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETIC-ACID | 16 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETONE | 3 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Kameoka, H. and Nakai, K. 1987. Components of essential oil from the root of Glycyrrhiza-glabra. Nippon Gogeikagaku Kaishi 61(9): 1119-1122. |
| ACETONE | 3 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AFRAMODIAL | 0 | Seed | not available | 400.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALANINE | 3 | Rhizome | 310.0 | 1793.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALANINE | 3 | Root | 310.0 | 1793.0 | -0.81 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ALBUMIN | 0 | Rhizome | 4984.0 | 45924.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALBUMIN | 0 | Root | 4984.0 | 45924.0 | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| ALLO-AROMADENDRENE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 1400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALLO-AROMADENDRINE | 0 | Rhizome | 1.0 | 70.0 | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| ALPHA-CADINENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-CADINENE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-CADINOL | 3 | 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 |