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Plant Alpinia galanga (Zingiberaceae)

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
BORNYL-ACETATE 12 Leaf not available 140.0 -0.33 Duke, 1992 *
BUTAN-1-OL-ACETATE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CADINENE 4 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.
CALCIUM 28 Rhizome 310.0 2199.0 -1.03 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CAMPHENE 9 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAMPHOR 41 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAMPHOR 41 Rhizome Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Rhizome 117000.0 830000.0 0.73 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CARVEOL-I 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARVEOL-II 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARYOPHYLLENE-I 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE 8 Leaf not available 100.0 -0.02 Duke, 1992 *
CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE 8 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 10400.0 0.38 Duke, 1992 *
CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE 8 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE 8 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARYOPHYLLENOL-I 0 Seed not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
CARYOPHYLLENOL-II 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHAVICOL 3 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHAVICOL-ACETATE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CINEOLE 0 Rhizome 80.0 14400.0 not available Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Anticataract 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticatarrh 1 Martindale's 29th
Anticephalagic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticervicaldysplasic 3 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCFS 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticheilitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antichilblain 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticholinesterase 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticlimacteric 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticold 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticolic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticolitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant 4 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticoronary 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's 1 Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidecubitic 3 Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.