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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| METHYL-CINNAMATE | 5 | Rhizome | 192.0 | 23040.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Leaf | not available | 5235.0 | 1.72 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 945100.0 | 3.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Rhizome | 3.0 | 45365.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 945100.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-HEPTADECENE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-TRIDECANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEROL-ACETATE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Rhizome | 10.0 | 71.0 | -0.86 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMENOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-HYDROXYCINNAMALDEHYDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 100.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENTADECANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENTADECANE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHLOBAPHEN | 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. |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Rhizome | 250.0 | 1773.0 | -1.64 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PROLINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Rhizome | 10000.0 | 71000.0 | -0.81 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| RESIN | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Hypotensive | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypothermic | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Hypouricemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunomodulator | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunostimulant | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Inflammatory | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Inhalant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Insect-Repellent | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insecticide | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insectifuge | 16 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Insectiphile | 1 | J. Stored. Prod. Res., 22:141, 1986. |
| Insulinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 157. |
| Insulinotonic | 1 | J. Agri. & Food Chemistry, 36: 1079. |
| Interferon-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Interferonogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Interleukin-6-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Irritant | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Juvabional | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Larvicide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Laxative | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |