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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6-GINGEROL | 28 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-GINGEROL | 28 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-GINGEROL | 28 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-GINGESULFONIC-ACID | 1 | Rhizome | not available | 13.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-METHYL-HEPT-5-EN-2-OL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-METHYL-HEPT-5-EN-2-ONE | 0 | Rhizome | 2.0 | 50.0 | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| 6-METHYL-HEPT-5-EN-2-ONE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-METHYLGINGEDIACETATE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-METHYLGINGEDIACETATE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| 6-METHYLGINGEDIOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-METHYLGINGEDIOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| 6-PARADOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 9.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-SHOGAOL | 32 | Rhizome | 40.0 | 330.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7-(3-4-DIHYDROXY-PHENYL)-1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-HEPT-4-EN-3-ONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 1.4 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7-GINGEROL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-BETA-17-EPOXY-LABD-TRANS-12-ENE-15,16-DIAL | 1 | Rhizome | not available | 400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-GINGEDIOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-GINGEROL | 5 | Rhizome | 110.0 | 1069.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-GINGEROL | 5 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-GINGEROL | 5 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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. |