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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| CNS-Depressant | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CNS-Stimulant | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Toxic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Cold-preventive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Coleoptophile | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Colorant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Convulsant | 2 | R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R. |
| Cosmetic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Counterirritant | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| COX-1-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COX-2-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Culicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-Inhibitor | 1 | Pizzorno, J. 1998. Total Wellness. Prima Health, a division of Prima. |
| Cytotoxic | 2 | Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93. |
| Decongestant | 2 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Degranulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Deliriant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |