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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GALANGIN-METHYL-ETHER | 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. |
| GALANGOL | 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. |
| GALANOLACTONE | 4 | Seed | not available | 22.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIOL-ACETATE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Rhizome | 21.0 | 149.0 | -0.63 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFERIDE | 5 | 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. |
| LABDA-8(17),12-DIENE-15,16-DIAL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Leaf | not available | 50.0 | -0.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 0.4 | -0.68 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Rhizome | 1.0 | 165.0 | -0.90 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 3500.0 | -0.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOOL | 53 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LYSINE | 4 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiemetic? | 1 | J. Drug. Dev. (Vol. 6=1993) e.g. Mustafa, T., Srivastava, K.C., and Jensen, K.B. 1993. Drug Development Report (9): Pharmacology of Ginger, Zingiber officinale. J. Drug. Dev. 6(1): 25-39. |
| Antiencephalitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiencephalopathic | 6 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiencephalopathic? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiendometriotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiepileptic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiescherichic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiesophagitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiestrogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifatigue | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antifeedant | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifibrositic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antifibrotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiflu | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 195. |
| Antigallstone | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigastritic | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antigenotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigingivitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiglaucomic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiglossitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |