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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-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Rhizome | 0.7 | 45.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 900.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-ELEMENE | 5 | Rhizome | 2.0 | 500.0 | 0.27 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| BETA-ELEMENE | 5 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 3000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-EUDESMOL | 13 | Rhizome | 7.0 | 465.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-EUDESMOL | 13 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 9300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-FARNESENE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-HIMACHALENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-HIMACHALENE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-IONONE | 13 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-IONONE | 13 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-MYRCENE | 2 | Rhizome | not available | 330.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-MYRCENE | 2 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-MYRCENE | 2 | Rf | 2.0 | 950.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PHELLANDRENE | 3 | Rhizome | 32.0 | 2850.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PHELLANDRENE | 3 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | 57000.0 | 106700.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Rhizome | not available | 100.0 | 0.19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 5300.0 | 1.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SANTALOL | 2 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 162000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SELINENE | 3 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Proteolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Protisticide | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| PTK-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pulmonoprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pyrogenic | 1 | Cabanac, M., Leydier, M. C., Poirier, L. J. 1976. The Effect of Capsaicin on Temperature Regulation of the Rat. Pfluegers Arch, 366: 217. |
| Quinone-Reductase-Inducer | 4 | Singletary, K., et al. 1998. Effect of the Beta-Diketones Diferoloylmethane (Curcumin) and Dibenzoylmethane on Rat Mammary DNA Adducts and Tumors Induced by 7,12-dimethylbenz(A)anthracene. Carcinogenesis, 19(6): 1039-1043. |
| Radioprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Renoirritant | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Renotoxic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Repellent | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Respirainhibitor | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Respiraparalytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Respirasensitizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Respirastimulant | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Respirotoxic | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Roborant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Rubefacient | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Schizophrenigenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Secretogogue | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sedative | 31 | Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176) |