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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antikeratotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilaryngitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilipoperoxidant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilithic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimange | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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. |