Gingerol

Name: Gingerol
Synonym: [6]-gingerol
CAS: 23513-14-6
Molecular Formula: C17H26O4
Molecular Weight: 294.38
Botanical Source: Fresh ginger
Major Functions:
Gingerol, or sometimes [6]-gingerol, is the active constituent of fresh ginger. Chemically, gingerol is a relative of capsaicin, the compound that gives chile peppers their spiciness. It is normally found as a pungent yellow oil, but also can form a low-melting crystalline solid.Cooking ginger transforms gingerol into zingerone, which is less pungent and has a spicy-sweet aroma.Gingerol may reduce nausea caused by motion sickness or pregnancy and may also relieve migraine.[6]-Gingerol has been used to induce a suspended animation-like hypothermic state in rats