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Plant Zingiber officinale (Zingiberaceae)

Common Names
Ginger
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
LINALOOL-OXIDE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL-PROPIONATE 0 Rhizome Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Rhizome 1200.0 11220.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Root 1200.0 11220.0 3.02 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LYSINE 4 Rhizome 570.0 3110.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE 4 Root 570.0 3110.0 -0.58 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MAGNESIUM 65 Rhizome 430.0 2690.0 1.08 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Root 188.0 2690.0 0.07 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Rhizome 106.0 350.0 1.50 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Root 2.4 33.8 -0.14 Duke, 1992 *
MELATONIN 23 Rhizome not available 0.0 not available Hattori, A., et. al. 1995. Identification of Melatonin in Plants and its Effects on Plasma Melatonin Levels and Binding to Melatonin Receptors in Vertebrates. Biochem. Mol. Biol. Int., 35(3): 627-634.
MENTHOL-ACETATE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MENTHOL-ACETATE 0 Rhizome Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHIONINE 15 Rhizome 130.0 737.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
METHIONINE 15 Root 130.0 737.0 -0.59 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
METHYL-10-GINGEROL 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-10-SHOGOAL 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.
METHYL-12-GINGEDIOL 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-12-GINGEROL 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-6-GINGEROL 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiarteriosclerotic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 12 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 10 Duke, 1992 *
Antiataxic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiatherogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherosclerotic 9 Duke, 1992 *
Antibacillary 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibackache 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antibacterial 43 Revista Itiliana Eppos, 12: 5, 1994.
Antiberiberi 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibiotic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AntiBPH 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibronchitic 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticancer 11 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Breast) 2 Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103.
Anticancer (Cervix) 2 Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987.
Anticancer (Colon) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Duodenum) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Forestomach) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Liver) 2 Duke, 1992 *