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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Trichomonistat | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Trypsin-Enhancer | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-93. |
| Tumor-Promoter | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ubiquiot | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ulcerogenic | 1 | Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93. |
| Uricosuric | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Urinary-Acidulant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Urine-Acidifier | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Urine-Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Varroacide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasodilator | 6 | Martindale's 29th |
| Vermifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Verrucolytic | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Vibriocide | 1 | Wealth of India. |
| Vulnerary | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |