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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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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
(+)-PINENE 0 Rhizome Essent. Oil *
(Z)-BETA-OCIMENE 0 Leaf 1705.0 1.41 *
(Z)-BETA-OCIMENE 0 Rhizome 8.0 985.0 *
1'-ACETOXY-EUGENOL-ACETATE 3 Fruit 47.0 *
1'-ACETOXY-EUGENOL-ACETATE 3 Rhizome 130.0 *
1'-ACETOXY-EUGENOL-ACETATE 3 Root *
1'-ACETOXY-EUGENOL-ACETATE 3 Seed 570.0 *
1'-ACETOXYCHAVICOL-ACETATE 5 Fruit *
1'-ACETOXYCHAVICOL-ACETATE 5 Leaf *
1'-ACETOXYCHAVICOL-ACETATE 5 Rhizome 770.0 27300.0 *
1'-ACETOXYCHAVICOL-ACETATE 5 Root *
1'-ACETOXYCHAVICOL-ACETATE 5 Seed 960.0 15000.0 *
1'-HYDROXYCHAVICOL-ACETATE 0 Rhizome *
1,8-CINEOL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil 1300.0 -1.01 *
1,8-CINEOL 0 Rhizome Essent. Oil 1300.0 300000.0 *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Leaf 10.0 -0.53 *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Rhizome 1.0 22700.0 1.83 *
2-METHYL-PROPAN-1-OL-ACETATE 0 Rhizome *
4-HYDROXYBENZALDEHYDE 3 Rhizome 30.0 *
7-HEPTADECANE 0 Seed Wealth of India.
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Antiinsomniac 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiinsomnic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antikeratitic 1 *
Antikeratotic 1 *
Antilaryngitic 1 *
Antilepric 1 Martindale's 28th
Antileukemic 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antileukoplakic 1 *
Antilipoperoxidant 1 *
Antilithic 3 *
Antilithic? 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antilupus 1 Martindale's 28th
AntiLyme 4 *
Antilymphomic 2 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antimaculitic 2 *
Antimange 1 *
Antimanic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimastitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimeasles 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiMeniere's 1 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.