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Ginger
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Definition
: Deciduous plant rich in volatile oil (OILS, VOLATILE). It is used as a flavoring agent and has many other uses both internally and topically.
Other names
officinales, Zingiber; officinale, Zingiber; Zingiber officinales; Gingers; Zingiber officinale
Substance
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gingerglycolipid C
35949-86-1
*Galactolipids
Ginger.
Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 1994 Jun;42(6):1226-30
gingerglycolipid B
88168-90-5
*Galactolipids
Ginger.
Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 1994 Jun;42(6):1226-30
gingerglycolipid A
145937-22-0
*Galactolipids
Ginger.
Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 1994 Jun;42(6):1226-30
3,5-
dihydroxy-
1-
(4'-
hydroxy-
3',5'-
dimethoxyphenyl)-
7-
(4''-
hydroxy-
3''-
methoxyphenyl)heptane
145888-84-2
*Diarylheptanoids
Ginger.
Yakugaku Zasshi 1992 Sep;112(9):645-55
gingerol
1391-73-7
*Catechols
*Fatty Alcohols
Ginger.
J Chromatog 84(1):200;1973