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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-6-GINGEROL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (+)-ALPHA-CURCUMENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (+)-ANGELICOIDENOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 14.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (+)-BETA-PHELLANDRENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (+)-BORNEOL | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,5-EPOXY-3-EPIHYDROXY-1-(3,4-DIHYDROXY-5-METHOXY-PHENYL)-7-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-HEPTANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,5-EPOXY-3-HYDROXY-1-(3,4-DIHYDROXY-5-METHOXY-PHENYL)-7-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-HEPTANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,5-EPOXY-3-HYDROXY-1-(4-HYDROXY-3,5-DIMETHOXY-PHENYL)-7-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-HEPTANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,8-CINEOLE | 67 | Rhizome | not available | 490.0 | -0.75 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,8-CINEOLE | 67 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | 26000.0 | 100000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-3,5-DIACETOXYOCTANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-3,5-DIACETOXYOCTANE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| 1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-3,5-OCTANEDIOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-3,5-OCTANEDIOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| 1-(4-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-3,5-DIHYDROXYDECANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 2.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-7-BIS-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-HEPTANE-3(S)-DIOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 4.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 10-DEHYDROGINGERDIONE | 3 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 10-DIHYDROGINGERDIONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 6.3 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 10-EPIZONARENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| 10-GINGEDIOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Hemostatic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Hepatocarcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatomagenic | 1 | Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp. |
| Hepatoprotective | 17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotropic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Herbicide | 14 | Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp. |
| Herbistat | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Histamine-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Histaminic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HIV-RT-Inhibitor | 2 | Garcia, J., Morin,* C., Nyasse, B., Sondengam, B-L., Tchouankeu, J-C., and Tsamo, E. Complete Structural Assignments Of An Ergosterol Derivative From Entandrophragma utile. Journal of Natural Products, 54(1): 136-142, 1991. |
| Hydrocholerectic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Hypercholesterolemic | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Hyperglycemic | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Hypertensive | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypnotic | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Hypoammonemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Hypoarginanemic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 19 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |