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Common Names
Ginger
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Anticorneotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anticoronary | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCrohn's | 4 | Martindale's 29th |
| AntiCTS | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticystitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticytotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidandruff | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidecubitic | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antideliriant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidementia | 6 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidepressant | 10 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidepressant? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidermatitic | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidiabetic | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiabetic? | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Antidiarrheic | 1 | Wealth of India. |
| Antidiscotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Acetaminophen) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Aluminum) | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antidote (Cadmium) | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |