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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |