Effect of Essential Oils from Ginger (Zingiber officinale) and Turmeric (Curcuma longa) Rhizomes on Some Inflammatory Biomarkers in Cadmium Induced Neurotoxicity in Rats

Table 1

Chemical composition found in the essential oils from Nigeria ginger and turmeric rhizomes.

Compound Name	Ginger		Turmeric
	Retention time (min)	Percent total of compound (%)	Retention time (min)	Percent total of compound (%)
exo-Norborneol	3.663	0.27	–	–
Eucalyptol	5.194	2.75	5.200	76.46
Linaloloxide	6.511	0.06	–	–
endo-Borneol	8.589	1.31	–	–
Furfural	9.135	1.76	–	–
α-Terpineol	9.343	1.35	9.331	0.62
Limonene	12.625	1.21	–	–
p-Cymene	–	–	13.061	1.31
γ-Terpinene	–	–	14.350	3.32
Oxirane	18.358	0.45	–	–
Citral	18.869	0.56	–	–
α-Terpinene	–	–	19.151	4.41
cis-Verbenol	23.368	0.12	–	–
Thunbergol	23.961	0.84	–	–
Squalene	25.220	0.02	–	–
Caryophyllene oxide	25.504	0.42	–	–
Nerolidol	28.205	0.31	–	–
α-Zingiberene	43.08	17.4	–	–
β-Sesquiphellandrene	44.85	3.10	–	–
Other components	–	100%	–	100%