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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-GINGERDIONE | 2 | Rhizome | not available | 11.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 10-GINGERDIONE | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 10-GINGEROL | 3 | Rhizome | 2.6 | 1862.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 10-GINGEROL | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 10-SHOGAOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 74.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 10-SHOGOAL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 12-GINGEDIOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 12-GINGEROL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 14-GINGEROL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 16-GINGEROL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2(R)-5(S)-DIHYDROXY-1-7-BIS-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-HEPTANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 5.6 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2,2,4-TRIMETHYL-HEPTANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2,2,4-TRIMETHYL-HEPTANE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-(2'-3'-EPOXY-3-METHYL-BUTYL)-3-METHYL-FURAN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-(3'-METHYL-2'-BUTENYL)-3-METHYL-FURAN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-6-DIMETHYL-HEPT-5-EN-1-AL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-6-DIMETHYL-OCTA-2-6-DIENE-1-8-DIOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-6-DIMETHYL-OCTA-3-7-DIENE-1-6-DIOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3(R)-5(S)-DIACETOXY-1-(3-4-DIMETHOXY-PHENYL)-DECANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 14.9 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3(R)-5(S)-DIACETOXY-1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-DECANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 41.8 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antialkalotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiallergenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiallergic | 15 | J. Food Hyg. Soc. Jap. 33(6): 569. |
| Antialopecic | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antialzheimeran | 7 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antialzheimeran? | 1 | Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8. |
| Antiamblyopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiamyloid-Beta | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianaphylactic | 4 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiandrogenic | 4 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antianemic | 4 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianginal | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiangiogenic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianorectic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antianorexic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianoxic | 1 | Yamahara, J., Matsuda, H., Naitoh, Y., Fujimura, H., and Tamai, Y. 1990. Antianoxic Action and Active Constituents of Atractylodis Lanceae Rhizoma. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(7): 2033-2034, 1990. |
| Antianxiety | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiarabiflavinotic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiarachidonate | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarrhythmic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |