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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SODIUM | 1 | Rhizome | 60.0 | 709.0 | 0.19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Root | 30.0 | 423.0 | -0.32 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STARCH | 5 | Rhizome | 123000.0 | 500000.0 | 0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STARCH | 5 | Root | 35000.0 | 600000.0 | 1.19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Rhizome | 170.0 | 1540.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Root | 170.0 | 1540.0 | 2.81 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Root | 40.0 | 200.0 | 0.33 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| SUCROSE | 14 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUCROSE | 14 | Root | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| SUGARS | 0 | Root | 5600.0 | 80000.0 | -0.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERPINEN-4-OL | 23 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERPINEN-4-OL | 23 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERPINOLENE | 9 | Rhizome | 1.0 | 90.0 | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| TERPINOLENE | 9 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 1800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERT-BUTANOL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Rhizome | 0.0 | 3.0 | -0.98 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Root | 0.0 | 3.0 | -0.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THIAMINE | 0 | Root | 0.1 | 1.5 | -0.56 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THREONINE | 4 | Rhizome | 360.0 | 2057.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THREONINE | 4 | Root | 360.0 | 2057.0 | -0.49 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| 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. |