An official website of the United States government.
Common Names
Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
Select a Results View:
| 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 * |
| 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 |