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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARGININE | 14 | Root | 430.0 | 2486.0 | -0.41 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ARGININE | 14 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AROMADENDRENE | 3 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AROMADENDRINE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Rhizome | 0.0 | 317.0 | -0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Root | 20.0 | 288.0 | -0.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Rhizome | 7700.0 | 200000.0 | 1.83 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Root | 2450.0 | 35000.0 | -0.93 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARAGINE | 2 | Rhizome | not available | 500.0 | -0.73 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Rhizome | 2080.0 | 11990.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Root | 2080.0 | 11990.0 | 0.27 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Tuber | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZALDEHYDE | 24 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-BISABOLENE | 6 | Rhizome | 5.0 | 3600.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-BISABOLENE | 6 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | 25000.0 | 105100.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-BISABOLOL | 0 | Rhizome | 5.0 | 295.0 | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| BETA-BISABOLOL | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 5900.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Rhizome | 0.0 | 4.0 | -0.67 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Root | 0.1 | 1.0 | -0.43 | 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. |