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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metastatic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| MMP-9-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Molluscicide | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Monoamine-Precursor | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mosquitocide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mosquitofuge | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Motor-Depressant | 6 | Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC |
| Motor-Stimulant | 2 | Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC |
| Mucogenic | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucolytic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Mutagenic | 9 | J. Drug. Dev. (Vol. 6=1993) e.g. Mustafa, T., Srivastava, K.C., and Jensen, K.B. 1993. Drug Development Report (9): Pharmacology of Ginger, Zingiber officinale. J. Drug. Dev. 6(1): 25-39. |
| Mutagenic? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mycobactericide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myorelaxant | 7 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Narcotic | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Natriuretic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nematicide | 27 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Neoplastic | 1 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |