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Plant Alpinia galanga (Zingiberaceae)

Common Names
Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Rhizome 0.0 1.0 -1.09 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
SABINENE 5 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SANTALENE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SERINE 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
STARCH 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.
TERPINEN-4-OL 23 Plant not available not available not available Abstract (See species file)
TERPINEN-4-OL 23 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TERPINOLENE 9 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Rhizome 1.0 4.0 -0.75 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
THREONINE 4 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-3,4-DIMETHOXYCINNAMYL-ALCOHOL 0 Root not available not available not available Abstract (See species file)
TRANS-4-HYDROXYCINNAMALDEHYDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Abstract (See species file)
TRANS-4-METHOXYCINNAMYL-ALCOHOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Abstract (See species file)
TRANS-BETA-FARNESENE 2 Leaf not available 130.0 1.10 Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-BETA-FARNESENE 2 Rhizome 4.0 8735.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-CINNAMIC-ACID 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-CONIFERYL-DIACETATE 0 Rhizome not available 14.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-LABD-8(17),12-DIENE-15,16-DIAL 0 Seed not available 111.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-P-COUMARYL-DIACETATE 0 Rhizome not available 150.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
TRYPTOPHAN 29 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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 *