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
BETA-BISABOLENE	6	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	5700.0	-0.99	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-BISABOLENE	6	Rhizome	2.0	7775.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-BISABOLENE	6	Rhizome Essent. Oil	not available	5700.0	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Rhizome	15.0	108.0	1.41	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE	0	Leaf	not available	350.0	-0.16	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	1100.0	-0.40	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE	0	Rhizome	not available	50.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE	0	Rhizome Essent. Oil	not available	1100.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-FARNESENE	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	9400.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-FARNESENE	0	Rhizome Essent. Oil	not available	9400.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PINENE	13	Leaf	not available	170.0	-0.18	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PINENE	13	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	0.1	-1.02	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PINENE	13	Rhizome	1.0	20.0	-1.31	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PINENE	13	Rhizome Essent. Oil	not available	400.0	-1.20	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SESQUIPHELLANDRENE	5	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BORNEOL	35	Leaf	not available	410.0	0.03	Duke, 1992 *
BORNEOL	35	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	41300.0	-0.12	Duke, 1992 *
BORNEOL	35	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BORNEOL-ACETATE	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	13800.0	-0.47	Duke, 1992 *
BORNEOL-ACETATE	0	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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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 *