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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8,17-EPOXY-LABD-TRANS-12-ENE-15,16-DIAL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-BETA-17-EPOXY-LABD-TRANS-2-ENE-15,16-DIAL | 0 | Root | not available | 13.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-BETA-17-EPOXY-LABD-TRANS-2-ENE-15,16-DIAL | 0 | Seed | not available | 149.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AFRAMODIAL | 0 | Seed | not available | 10.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALANINE | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-COPAENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-HUMULENE | 2 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Leaf | not available | 900.0 | -0.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 11600.0 | -0.69 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Rhizome | 5.0 | 555.0 | 0.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | 11600.0 | -0.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AR-CURCUMENE | 3 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Rhizome | 260.0 | 1844.0 | 1.97 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ASH | 0 | Rhizome | 10000.0 | 71000.0 | -0.69 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BASSORIN | 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. |
| BETA-BISABOLENE | 6 | Leaf | not available | 305.0 | -0.10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiobesity | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiorchitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiosteoarthritic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiosteoporotic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiotitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antioxidant | 14 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antioxidant? | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiozenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipapillomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiparkinsonian | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiparotitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antipellagric | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiperiodontitic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiperoxidant | 1 | Planta Medica, 57: A110, 1991. |
| Antipharyngitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiphenylketonuric | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiphotophobic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antipityriasic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiplaque | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiPMS | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |