Plant Zingiber officinale (Zingiberaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Ginger

How this plant is used

Generally Recognized as Safe

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
SERINE	1	Rhizome	450.0	2596.0	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *
SERINE	1	Root	450.0	2596.0	-0.43	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
SERINE	1	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SERINE	1	Tuber	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SESQUIPHELLANDRENE	0	Rhizome Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SESQUITERPENE-HYDROCARBON	0	Rhizome Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SESQUITHUJENE	0	Essential Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SESQUITHUJENE	0	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SFA	0	Rhizome	2030.0	11085.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SFA	0	Root	2030.0	11085.0	3.08	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
SHIKIMIC-ACID	14	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SHOGAOL	18	Essential Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SHOGAOL	18	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SHOGAOL	18	Rhizome Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SHOGAOL	18	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SHOGAOL	18	Root Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SHOGAOLS	0	Rhizome	not available	1800.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SHOGAOLS	0	Root	not available	1800.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SILICON	4	Rhizome	not available	285.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SILICON	4	Root	2.0	28.5	-0.21	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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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.