Plant Alpinia galanga (Zingiberaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas

How this plant is used

Generally Recognized as Safe

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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
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 *

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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
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.