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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fungistat | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GABA-nergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gastroprotective | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gastrostimulant | 1 | J. Drug. Dev. (Vol. 6=1993) e.g. Mustafa, T., Srivastava, K.C., and Jensen, K.B. 1993. Drug Development Report (9): Pharmacology of Ginger, Zingiber officinale. J. Drug. Dev. 6(1): 25-39. |
| Glutathionigenic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Gram(+)icide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gram(-)icide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GST-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatoprotective | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Herbicide | 9 | 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. |
| Histaminic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypnotic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Hypoammonemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Hypoarginanemic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Hypocholesterolemic? | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Hypoglycemic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypolipidemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |