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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Roborant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Rubefacient | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Secretogogue | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sedative | 11 | Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176) |
| Serotoninergic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Spasmogenic | 4 | Fitoterapia No.59-1984. |
| Spermicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Spermigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Stimulant | 1 | 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. |
| Stomachic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Surfactant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Termiticide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Termitifuge | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Testosterone-Hydroxylase-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Thymoprotective | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor | 2 | Santti, R., Makela, S., Strauss, L., Korman, J., Kostian, M. L. 1998. Phytoestrogens: Potential Endocrine Disruptors in Males. Toxicol Ind Health, 14: 223-237. |
| Tranquilizer | 3 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jun-90. |
| Transdermal | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tremorigenic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Trichomonicide | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |