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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5(S)-ACETOXY-3(R)-HYDROXY-1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-DECANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 15.8 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HYDROXY-1-(4-HYDROXY-3-5-DIMETHOXY-PHENYL)-7-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-HEPTAN-3-ONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 0.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HYDROXY-7-(4-HYDROXY-3-5-DIMETHOXY-PHENYL)-1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-HEPTAN-3-ONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 0.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HYDROXY-7-(4-HYDROXY-PHENYL)-1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-HEPTAN-3-ONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 2.1 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-3-HYDROXY-1-(4-HYDROXYPHENYL)-DECANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 3.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6,10-DEHYDROGINGERDIONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6,10-DEHYDROGINGERDIONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-10-GINGERDIONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-DEHYDROGINGERDIONE | 2 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-DIHYDROGINGERDIONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-GINGEDIOL | 0 | Rhizome | 21.0 | 30.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-GINGEDIOL-ACETATE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| 6-GINGEDIOL-ACETATE-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| 6-GINGEDIOL-DIACETATE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 3.3 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-GINGEDIOL-DIACETATE-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-GINGEDIOL-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-GINGERDIOL | 1 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-GINGERDIONE | 2 | Rhizome | 3.3 | 10.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-GINGEROL | 28 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-GINGEROL | 28 | Rhizome | 130.0 | 7138.0 | not available | 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 * |