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Plant Alpinia galanga (Zingiberaceae)

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Common name(s)
Greater Galangal, Languas, Siamese Ginger
How used
GRAS

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 (+)-PINENE Rhizome Essent. Oil -- -- -- *
0 (Z)-BETA-OCIMENE Rhizome 8.0 985.0 -- *
0 (Z)-BETA-OCIMENE Leaf -- 1705.0 1.41 *
3 1'-ACETOXY-EUGENOL-ACETATE Root -- -- -- *
3 1'-ACETOXY-EUGENOL-ACETATE Fruit -- 47.0 -- *
3 1'-ACETOXY-EUGENOL-ACETATE Rhizome -- 130.0 -- *
3 1'-ACETOXY-EUGENOL-ACETATE Seed -- 570.0 -- *
5 1'-ACETOXYCHAVICOL-ACETATE Leaf -- -- -- *
5 1'-ACETOXYCHAVICOL-ACETATE Root -- -- -- *
5 1'-ACETOXYCHAVICOL-ACETATE Seed 960.0 15000.0 -- *
5 1'-ACETOXYCHAVICOL-ACETATE Rhizome 770.0 27300.0 -- *
5 1'-ACETOXYCHAVICOL-ACETATE Fruit -- -- -- *
0 1'-HYDROXYCHAVICOL-ACETATE Rhizome -- -- -- *
0 1,8-CINEOL Rhizome Essent. Oil 1300.0 300000.0 -- *
0 1,8-CINEOL Leaf Essent. Oil -- 1300.0 -1.01 *
67 1,8-CINEOLE Leaf -- 10.0 -0.53 *
67 1,8-CINEOLE Rhizome 1.0 22700.0 1.83 *
0 2-METHYL-PROPAN-1-OL-ACETATE Rhizome -- -- -- *
3 4-HYDROXYBENZALDEHYDE Rhizome -- 30.0 -- *
0 7-HEPTADECANE Seed -- -- -- Wealth of India.
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.