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Plant Alpinia officinarum (Zingiberaceae)

Common Names
Lesser Galangal; Chinese Ginger
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
1,7-DIPHENYL-5-HYDROXY-3-HEPTANONE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
1,7-DIPHENYL-5-HYDROXYHEPTAN-3-ONE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,7-DIPHENYLHEPT-4-EN-3-ONE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Rhizome not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
1-(4-HYDROXYPHENYL)-7-PHENYLHEPTANE-3,5-DIOL 0 Rhizome not available 10.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
1-PHENYL-7-(4''-HYDROXYPHENYL)-HEPT-4-EN-3-ONE 0 Rhizome not available 8.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
1-PHENYL-7-(4'-HYDROXY-3'-METHOXYPHENYL)-HEPTAN-3-ONE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3,5,7-TRIHYDROXYFLAVONE 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
5-EPIDIHYDROYASHABUSHIKETOL 0 Rhizome not available 65.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
5-EPIHEXAHYDROCURCUMIN 0 Rhizome not available 5.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
5-HYDROXY-1,7-DIPHENYLHEPTAN-3-ONE 0 Rhizome not available 137.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
5-HYDROXY-1-PHENYL-7-(4''-HYDROXY-3''-METHOXYPHENYL)-HEPTAN-3-ONE 0 Rhizome not available 330.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
5-HYDROXY-7-(4''-HYDROXY-3''-METHOXYPHENYL)-1-PHENYLHEPTAN-3-ONE 0 Rhizome not available 367.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
5-HYDROXY-7-(4''-HYDROXYPHENYL)-1-PHENYLHEPTAN-3-ONE 0 Rhizome not available 30.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
5-HYDROXY-7-(4'-HYDROXY-3'-METHOXYPHENYL)-1-PHENYL-3-HEPT... 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-HYDROXY-7-(4'-HYDROXY-3'-METHOXYPHENYL)-PHENYL-3-HEPTANONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-HYDROXY-7-(4'-HYDROXYPHENYL)1-PHENYL-3-HEPTANONE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Kameoka, H. and Nakai, K. 1987. Components of essential oil from the root of Glycyrrhiza-glabra. Nippon Gogeikagaku Kaishi 61(9): 1119-1122.
5-HYDROXY-7-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-1-PHENYL-HEPTANONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-METHOXY-1,7-DIPHENYLHEPTAN-3-ONE 0 Rhizome not available 110.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
5-METHOXY-7-(4'-HYDROXY-3''-METHOXYPHENYL)-1-PHENYLHEPTAN-3-ONE 0 Rhizome not available 12.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
(-)-Chronotropic 1 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
(-)-Inotropic 1 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Absorbent 1 Martindale's 29th
Acaricide 4 Duke, 1992 *
AChE-Inhibitor 1 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 2 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allelopathic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Anthelmintic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiacetylcholinesterase 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 3 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Antiadenomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaflatoxin 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaggregant 3 Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93.