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Common Names
Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CINNAMIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 480000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 20500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 20500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRONELLOL-ACETATE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-PINENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DI-(P-HYDROXY-CIS-STYRYL)-METHANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 5.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Leaf | not available | 10000.0 | -0.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Rhizome | 400.0 | 48000.0 | 0.03 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Rhizome | 100.0 | 12000.0 | 1.41 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| EUGENOL-ACETATE | 1 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER | 5 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Rhizome | 4000.0 | 28000.0 | -0.38 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| FIBER | 15 | Rhizome | 31000.0 | 220000.0 | 0.47 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| GALANAL-A | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALANAL-A | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALANAL-B | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALANAL-B | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALANGIN | 13 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| GALANGIN | 13 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALANGIN-3-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Barbituate-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchoprotectant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchorelaxant | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 18 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 4 | Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93. |
| Candidistat | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carcinogenic | 2 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Carcinogenic? | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Cardioprotective | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carminative | 3 | Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994. |
| Chemopreventive | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Choleretic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholesterolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cicatrizant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Circulotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |