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.
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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.

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List of plant activities.
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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 *