Plant Alpinia galanga (Zingiberaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas

How this plant is used

Generally Recognized as Safe

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
(+)-PINENE	0	Rhizome Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
(Z)-BETA-OCIMENE	0	Leaf	not available	1705.0	1.41	Duke, 1992 *
(Z)-BETA-OCIMENE	0	Rhizome	8.0	985.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1'-ACETOXY-EUGENOL-ACETATE	3	Fruit	not available	47.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1'-ACETOXY-EUGENOL-ACETATE	3	Rhizome	not available	130.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1'-ACETOXY-EUGENOL-ACETATE	3	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1'-ACETOXY-EUGENOL-ACETATE	3	Seed	not available	570.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1'-ACETOXYCHAVICOL-ACETATE	5	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1'-ACETOXYCHAVICOL-ACETATE	5	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1'-ACETOXYCHAVICOL-ACETATE	5	Rhizome	770.0	27300.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1'-ACETOXYCHAVICOL-ACETATE	5	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1'-ACETOXYCHAVICOL-ACETATE	5	Seed	960.0	15000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1'-HYDROXYCHAVICOL-ACETATE	0	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOL	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	1300.0	-1.01	Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOL	0	Rhizome Essent. Oil	1300.0	300000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOLE	67	Leaf	not available	10.0	-0.53	Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOLE	67	Rhizome	1.0	22700.0	1.83	Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-PROPAN-1-OL-ACETATE	0	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
4-HYDROXYBENZALDEHYDE	3	Rhizome	not available	30.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
7-HEPTADECANE	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Wealth of India.

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
(-)-Chronotropic	3	Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
(-)-Inotropic	3	Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Abortifacient	1	Duke, 1992 *
Absorbent	1	Martindale's 29th
Acaricide	5	Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor	3	Duke, 1992 *
AChE-Inhibitor	1	Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Acidulant	1	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor	4	Okamura, K., Iwakami, S., Matsunaga, T. 1992. Biological Activity of Monoterpenes from Trees. Toyama-Ken Yakuji Kenkyusho Nenpo, (20): 95-101.
Allelochemic	5	Duke, 1992 *
Allelopathic	5	Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic	9	Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic	9	Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic?	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anesthetic	4	Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker	2	Duke, 1992 *
Anthelmintic	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anti-5-HT	1	Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antiacetylcholine	1	Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Antiacetylcholinesterase	6	Duke, 1992 *