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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8,17-EPOXY-LABD-TRANS-12-ENE-15,16-DIAL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-BETA-17-EPOXY-LABD-TRANS-2-ENE-15,16-DIAL | 0 | Root | not available | 13.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-BETA-17-EPOXY-LABD-TRANS-2-ENE-15,16-DIAL | 0 | Seed | not available | 149.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AFRAMODIAL | 0 | Seed | not available | 10.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALANINE | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-COPAENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-HUMULENE | 2 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Leaf | not available | 900.0 | -0.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 11600.0 | -0.69 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Rhizome | 5.0 | 555.0 | 0.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 11600.0 | -0.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AR-CURCUMENE | 3 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Rhizome | 260.0 | 1844.0 | 1.97 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ASH | 0 | Rhizome | 10000.0 | 71000.0 | -0.69 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BASSORIN | 0 | 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. |
| BETA-BISABOLENE | 6 | Leaf | not available | 305.0 | -0.10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Dentifrice | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Deodorant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Dermatitigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diuretic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DNA-Binder | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ecbolic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Edemagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emetic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emollient | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Enterocontractant | 1 | J. Aromatherapy 4: 22. |
| Enterorelaxant | 1 | J. Aromatherapy 4: 22. |
| Epileptigenic | 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. |
| Essential | 8 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Expectorant | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fibrinolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fistula-Preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| FLavor | 18 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Fungicide | 11 | Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp. |
| Fungiphilic | 1 | J. Agric. Food Chem. 43: 2283. |