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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETA-SELINENE | 3 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SESQUIPHELLANDRENE | 5 | Rhizome | not available | 460.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SESQUIPHELLANDRENE | 5 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 43000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SESQUIPHELLANDRENE | 5 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SESQUIPHELLANDROL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Root | 100.0 | 500.0 | -0.26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-THUJONE | 5 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-THUJONE | 5 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-ZINGIBERENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| BISABOLENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BISABOLENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BISABOLENE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BISABOLENE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNEOL | 35 | Rhizome | not available | 180.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNEOL | 35 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 18000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNEOL-ACETATE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 2100.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNEOL-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNYL-ACETATE | 12 | Rhizome | 2.0 | 105.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNYL-ACETATE | 12 | Root | 2.0 | 105.0 | -0.56 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| NEP-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neuroexcitant | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Neurogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neuroinhibitor | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Neuroprotective | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neurotoxic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neurotransmitter | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NF-kB-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Genic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Scavenger | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Synthase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Occuloirritant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ophthalmic-Antialkali | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 7 | Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19. |
| Osteogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Osteolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Oviposition-Stimulant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ovulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Oxidant | 2 | Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978. |