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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| METHYL-6-SHOGOAL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-8-GINGEROL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-8-SHOGOAL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| METHYL-ACETATE | 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. |
| METHYL-ACETATE | 3 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-ALLYL-SULFIDE | 0 | 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. |
| METHYL-ALLYL-SULFIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-CAPRYLATE | 2 | 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. |
| METHYL-GINGEROL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-GLYOXAL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| METHYL-HEPTENONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| METHYL-HEPTENONE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-ISOBUTYL-KETONE | 2 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| METHYL-NONYL-KETONE | 3 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-NONYL-KETONE | 3 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MUFA | 13 | Rhizome | 1540.0 | 8400.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MUFA | 13 | Root | 1540.0 | 8400.0 | 2.51 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Rhizome | 2.0 | 950.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 19000.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Rf | 2.0 | 950.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Ecbolic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Edemagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Embryotoxic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emetic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emmenagogue | 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. |
| Emollient | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Encephalopathic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Endocrinactive | 1 | Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. |
| Energizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Enterocontractant | 1 | J. Aromatherapy 4: 22. |
| Enteromotility-Enhancer | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Enterorelaxant | 1 | J. Aromatherapy 4: 22. |
| Epileptigenic | 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. |
| Ergogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Erythrocytogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Essential | 8 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Estrogenic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Expectorant | 13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fatal | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Febrifuge | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |