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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BORON | 4 | Rhizome | 1.0 | 4.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORON | 4 | Root | 1.0 | 4.0 | -0.74 | Betting on Boron, Unpublished draft by J. A. Duke on file at USDA, draft and papers relating to boron percentages. Includes Internat. Z. Vit. Ern. Forschung 43:1973 (boron). |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALAMENEN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALAMENENE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Rhizome | 150.0 | 3458.0 | -0.75 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Root | 116.0 | 1650.0 | -0.63 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPESTEROL | 2 | Root | 10.0 | 100.0 | -0.29 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| CAMPHENE | 9 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPHENE | 9 | Rhizome | not available | 3080.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPHENE | 9 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 126000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPHENE-HYDRATE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPHENE-HYDRATE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPHOR | 41 | Rhizome | 1.0 | 60.0 | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| CAMPHOR | 41 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 1200.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAPRIC-ACID | 3 | Rhizome | 1800.0 | 1980.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAPRIC-ACID | 3 | Root | 1800.0 | 1980.0 | not available | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CAPRYLIC-ACID | 5 | Rhizome | 70.0 | 380.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAPRYLIC-ACID | 5 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAPRYLIC-ACID | 5 | Root | 70.0 | 380.0 | not available | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Termiticide | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Termitifuge | 3 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Testosterone-Hydroxylase-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Testosterone-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Testosteronigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Thermogenic | 6 | Yoshida, T., Yoshioka, K., Wakabayashi, Y., Nishioka, H., Kondo, M. 1988. Effects of Capsaicin and Isothiocyanate on Thermogensis of Interscapular Brown Adipose Tissue in Rats. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol, 34(6): 587-594. |
| Thymoprotective | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Thyrotropic | 1 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| TNF-alpha-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TNF-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor | 4 | Santti, R., Makela, S., Strauss, L., Korman, J., Kostian, M. L. 1998. Phytoestrogens: Potential Endocrine Disruptors in Males. Toxicol Ind Health, 14: 223-237. |
| Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tranquilizer | 5 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jun-90. |
| Transdermal | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tremorigenic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Trichomonicide | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Trichomonistat | 2 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Triglycerigenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Trypanocide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Trypsin-Enhancer | 2 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-93. |