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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANILLIC-ACID | 24 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| VANILLIN | 28 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| VIT-B-6 | 0 | Rhizome | 1.6 | 8.7 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VIT-B-6 | 0 | Root | 1.6 | 8.7 | -0.26 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| WATER | 0 | Rhizome | 93090.0 | 930000.0 | 0.95 | Duke, 1992 * |
| WATER | 0 | Root | not available | 930000.0 | 1.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| XANTHORRHIZOL | 0 | Rhizome | 1.0 | 50.0 | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| XANTHORRHIZOL | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 1000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZERUMBODIENONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINC | 77 | Rhizome | not available | 57.0 | -0.19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINC | 77 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINGERBERONE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINGERONE | 13 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINGERONE | 13 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINGERONE | 13 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINGERONE | 13 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINGIBAIN | 1 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINGIBAIN | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| ZINGIBERENE | 6 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINGIBERENE | 6 | Rhizome | 0.5 | 600.0 | -1.00 | 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. |