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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GINGEDIACETATE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| GINGERENONE-A | 3 | Rhizome | 118.0 | 136.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINGERENONE-B | 2 | Rhizome | not available | 4.7 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINGERENONE-C | 2 | Rhizome | not available | 14.2 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINGERGLYCOLIPID-A | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 13.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINGERGLYCOLIPID-B | 0 | Rhizome | 14.0 | 15.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINGERGLYCOLIPID-C | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 14.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINGEROL | 27 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINGEROL | 27 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINGEROL | 27 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINGEROL-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINGEROLS | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 13200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINGERONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINGERONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLANOLACTONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 120.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLOBULIN | 0 | Rhizome | 2366.0 | 21801.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLOBULIN | 0 | Root | 2366.0 | 21801.0 | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Root | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Rhizome | 1620.0 | 9328.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiencephalitic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiencephalopathic | 7 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiencephalopathic? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiendometriotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antienterotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiepileptic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiescherichic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiesophagitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiestrogenic | 4 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antifatigue | 9 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antifeedant | 14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifertility | 3 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antifibrinolytic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53. |
| Antifibromyalgic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifibrosarcomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifibrositic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antifibrotic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiflu | 5 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 195. |
| Antifuruncular | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antigallstone | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |