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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Root | 1620.0 | 9328.0 | -0.50 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| GLUTELIN | 0 | Rhizome | 2506.0 | 23091.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTELIN | 0 | Root | 2506.0 | 23091.0 | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Rhizome | 430.0 | 2486.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Root | 430.0 | 2486.0 | -0.23 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYOXAL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| GUAIL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GUAIOL | 3 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTADECANOIC-ACID | 1 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| HEPTAN-2-OL | 0 | Rhizome | 1.0 | 135.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTAN-2-OL | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 2700.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTAN-2-ONE | 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. |
| HEPTAN-2-ONE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXAHYDROCURCUMIN | 2 | Rhizome | 21.3 | 25.1 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXAHYDROCURCUMIN | 2 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXAN-1-AL | 0 | Rhizome | 2.0 | 35.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXAN-1-AL | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | 2.0 | 700.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXAN-1-OL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ozone-Scavenger | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-2B1-Inhibitor | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-Inducer | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-Inhibitor | 2 | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |
| PAF-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Paralytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pediculicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Percutaneostimulant | 2 | Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990. |
| Perfume | 3 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Perfumery | 43 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Peristaltic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pesticide | 87 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PGE2-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phagocytotic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Pheromonal | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pheromone | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Phospholipase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Photosensitizer | 1 | Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp. |
| Phototoxic | 1 | Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp. |