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
BETA-BISABOLENE	6	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	5700.0	-0.99	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-BISABOLENE	6	Rhizome	2.0	7775.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-BISABOLENE	6	Rhizome Essent. Oil	not available	5700.0	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Rhizome	15.0	108.0	1.41	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE	0	Leaf	not available	350.0	-0.16	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	1100.0	-0.40	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE	0	Rhizome	not available	50.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE	0	Rhizome Essent. Oil	not available	1100.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-FARNESENE	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	9400.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-FARNESENE	0	Rhizome Essent. Oil	not available	9400.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PINENE	13	Leaf	not available	170.0	-0.18	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PINENE	13	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	0.1	-1.02	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PINENE	13	Rhizome	1.0	20.0	-1.31	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PINENE	13	Rhizome Essent. Oil	not available	400.0	-1.20	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SESQUIPHELLANDRENE	5	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BORNEOL	35	Leaf	not available	410.0	0.03	Duke, 1992 *
BORNEOL	35	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	41300.0	-0.12	Duke, 1992 *
BORNEOL	35	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BORNEOL-ACETATE	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	13800.0	-0.47	Duke, 1992 *
BORNEOL-ACETATE	0	Rhizome	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
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 *