Thank you both for the comments!
potsnpans that's a great question, I quickly read it here the other day:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/10-gingerolWhen you scroll down, the part that I put in bold was what I read:
There is some information on the pharmacokinetics and bioavailability of ginger components. The distribution profiles of [6]-gingerol in blood and other tissues have been studied in experimental rats [82]. This pungent component of ginger is absorbed rapidly with a maximum plasma concentration of 4.24 μg mL−1 after 10 min of oral dosing (240 mg kg−1 of a ginger extract containing 53% of [6]-gingerol) and thereafter declined with time in a biexponential pattern.
[6]-gingerol was extensively distributed in all other tissues examined (brain, heart, lung, spleen, liver, kidney, stomach and small intestine), with the highest concentrations found in the gastrointestinal tract. Maximal concentrations of [6]-gingerol were reached in most tissues at 30 min post-dosing. The elimination half-time was 1.77 h.
There is some more interesting stuff in the paragraphs after this one on that page
