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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N-PROPANOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-UNDECANONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-UNDECANONE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEO-ISOPULEGOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEOISOPULEGOLE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NERAL | 4 | Rhizome | not available | 410.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NERAL | 4 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | 81000.0 | 260000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEROL | 10 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEROL | 10 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEROL-OXIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEROLIDOL | 11 | 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. |
| NEROLIDOL | 11 | Rhizome | not available | 60.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEROLIDOL | 11 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Rhizome | 5.0 | 135.0 | 1.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Root | 3.6 | 51.0 | 0.02 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NICKEL | 3 | Rhizome | 2.0 | 5.2 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NICKEL | 3 | Root | 2.0 | 5.2 | 1.75 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NITROGEN | 0 | Rhizome | 16000.0 | 24440.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NITROGEN | 0 | Root | 16000.0 | 24440.0 | -0.45 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| NONAN-1-AL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | 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. |