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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Rhizome | 0.0 | 1.0 | -1.09 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| SABINENE | 5 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SANTALENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SERINE | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STARCH | 5 | 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. |
| TERPINEN-4-OL | 23 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| TERPINEN-4-OL | 23 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERPINOLENE | 9 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Rhizome | 1.0 | 4.0 | -0.75 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| THREONINE | 4 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-3,4-DIMETHOXYCINNAMYL-ALCOHOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| TRANS-4-HYDROXYCINNAMALDEHYDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| TRANS-4-METHOXYCINNAMYL-ALCOHOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| TRANS-BETA-FARNESENE | 2 | Leaf | not available | 130.0 | 1.10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-BETA-FARNESENE | 2 | Rhizome | 4.0 | 8735.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-CINNAMIC-ACID | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-CONIFERYL-DIACETATE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 14.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-LABD-8(17),12-DIENE-15,16-DIAL | 0 | Seed | not available | 111.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-P-COUMARYL-DIACETATE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 150.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRYPTOPHAN | 29 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 * |