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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CINNAMIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 480000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 20500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 20500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRONELLOL-ACETATE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-PINENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DI-(P-HYDROXY-CIS-STYRYL)-METHANE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 5.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Leaf | not available | 10000.0 | -0.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Rhizome | 400.0 | 48000.0 | 0.03 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Rhizome | 100.0 | 12000.0 | 1.41 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| EUGENOL-ACETATE | 1 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER | 5 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Rhizome | 4000.0 | 28000.0 | -0.38 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| FIBER | 15 | Rhizome | 31000.0 | 220000.0 | 0.47 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| GALANAL-A | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALANAL-A | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALANAL-B | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALANAL-B | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALANGIN | 13 | 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. |
| GALANGIN | 13 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALANGIN-3-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Lipolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipotropic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lithogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Monoamine-Precursor | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mosquitofuge | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Motor-Depressant | 3 | Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC |
| Mucogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucolytic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Mutagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myorelaxant | 6 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Nematicide | 11 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Neuroexcitant | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Neuroinhibitor | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Neuroprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neurotoxic | 3 | 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. |
| NO-Genic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Occuloirritant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Osteogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |