Plant Alpinia galanga (Zingiberaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas

How this plant is used

Generally Recognized as Safe

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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 *

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antianorectic	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antianxiety	2	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarabiflavinotic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antiarachidonate	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiarrhythmic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiarteriosclerotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic	4	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiatherosclerotic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antibacillary	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antibackache	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antibacterial	13	Revista Itiliana Eppos, 12: 5, 1994.
Antiberiberi	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antibronchitic	2	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticancer	3	Duke, 1992 *
Anticanker	2	Duke, 1992 *
Anticarcinomic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticardiospasmic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anticariogenic	3	Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105.
Anticarpal-Tunnel	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.