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Plant Amomum xanthioides (Zingiberaceae)

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Common name(s)
Bastard Cardamom, Chin Kousha, Malabar Cardamom, Tavoy Cardamom
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
28 ALPHA-PINENE Seed -- -- -- *
2 ARSENIC Seed -- 0.1 0.19 *
35 BORNEOL Seed -- -- -- *
12 BORNYL-ACETATE Seed -- -- -- *
28 CALCIUM Seed -- 5090.0 0.17 *
9 CAMPHENE Seed -- -- -- *
12 COPPER Seed -- 8.0 -0.62 *
4 D-BORNEOL Seed -- -- -- *
0 D-CAMPHOR Seed -- -- -- *
0 EO Seed 15000.0 30000.0 -0.17 *
6 IRON Seed -- 910.0 3.53 *
0 LINALOL Seed -- -- -- *
65 MAGNESIUM Seed -- 3540.0 0.23 *
14 MANGANESE Seed -- 565.0 6.37 *
1 MERCURY Seed -- 0.1 -0.12 *
11 NEROLIDOL Seed -- -- -- *
14 POTASSIUM Seed -- 28100.0 1.37 *
1 SODIUM Seed -- 187.0 -0.42 *
77 ZINC Seed -- 48.0 0.08 *
*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.