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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8-SHOGAOL | 2 | Rhizome | 48.0 | 130.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 9-GINGEROL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 9-OXO-NEROLIDOL | 2 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 9-OXO-NEROLIDOL | 2 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETALDEHYDE | 6 | 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. |
| ACETALDEHYDE | 6 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETIC-ACID | 16 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETIC-ACID | 16 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETONE | 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. |
| ACETONE | 3 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AFRAMODIAL | 0 | Seed | not available | 400.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALANINE | 3 | Rhizome | 310.0 | 1793.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALANINE | 3 | Root | 310.0 | 1793.0 | -0.81 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ALBUMIN | 0 | Rhizome | 4984.0 | 45924.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALBUMIN | 0 | Root | 4984.0 | 45924.0 | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| ALLO-AROMADENDRENE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 1400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALLO-AROMADENDRINE | 0 | Rhizome | 1.0 | 70.0 | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| ALPHA-CADINENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-CADINENE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-CADINOL | 3 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Hypocholesterolemic? | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Hypoglycemic | 10 | Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989. |
| Hypolipidemic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypotensive | 18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypothermic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypotriglyceridemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypouricemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ICAM-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IkappaB-alpha-Phosphorylation-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IKB-kinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IKK-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ileorelaxant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunomodulator | 8 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Immunostimulant | 12 | Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp. |
| Immunosuppressant | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Inflammatory | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Inhalant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| iNOS-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Inotropic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insect-Repellent | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |