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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-PINENE | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (Z)-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 1705.0 | 1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| (Z)-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Rhizome | 8.0 | 985.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1'-ACETOXY-EUGENOL-ACETATE | 3 | Fruit | not available | 47.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1'-ACETOXY-EUGENOL-ACETATE | 3 | Rhizome | not available | 130.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1'-ACETOXY-EUGENOL-ACETATE | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1'-ACETOXY-EUGENOL-ACETATE | 3 | Seed | not available | 570.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1'-ACETOXYCHAVICOL-ACETATE | 5 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1'-ACETOXYCHAVICOL-ACETATE | 5 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1'-ACETOXYCHAVICOL-ACETATE | 5 | Rhizome | 770.0 | 27300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1'-ACETOXYCHAVICOL-ACETATE | 5 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1'-ACETOXYCHAVICOL-ACETATE | 5 | Seed | 960.0 | 15000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1'-HYDROXYCHAVICOL-ACETATE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,8-CINEOL | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 1300.0 | -1.01 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,8-CINEOL | 0 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | 1300.0 | 300000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,8-CINEOLE | 67 | Leaf | not available | 10.0 | -0.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,8-CINEOLE | 67 | Rhizome | 1.0 | 22700.0 | 1.83 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-METHYL-PROPAN-1-OL-ACETATE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-HYDROXYBENZALDEHYDE | 3 | Rhizome | not available | 30.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7-HEPTADECANE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiglutamaergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihalitosic | 1 | American Health, 12(4): 17, 1993. |
| Antihangover | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiheartburn | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihelicobacter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihemorrhagic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihepatitic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihepatotic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihepatotoxic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiherpetic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihistaminic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperactivity | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antihyperammonemic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihyperkeratotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperkinetic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihypertensive | 5 | J. Agri. & Food Chemistry, 36: 1079. |
| Antiichythyotic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiimpotence | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiinfertility | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |