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Common Names
Lesser Galangal; Chinese Ginger
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-METHOXY-7-(4'-HYDROXY-3'METHOXYPHENYL)-1-PHENYL-3-HEPTA... | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-METHOXYPHENYL-7-(4''-HYDROXYPHENYL)-HEPTAN-3-ONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 4.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7-(4''-HYDROXY-3'-METHOXY-PHENYL)-PHENYLHEPT-3,5-DIONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 1.6 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7-(4'-HYDROXY-3'-METHOXYPHENYL)-1-PHENYL-3,5-HEPTADIONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7-(4'-HYDROXY-3'-METHOXYPHENYL)-1-PHENYLHEPT-4-EN-3-ONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 48.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7-(4'-HYDROXY-3'-METHOXYPHENYL)-PHENYLHEPT-4-EN-3-ONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| 7-HYDROXY-3,5-DIMETHOXYFLAVONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| ALPHA-CADINENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| ALPINOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-ELEMENE | 5 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| CAMPHENE | 9 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| CAMPHOR | 41 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| D-ALPHA-PINENE | 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. |
| DELTA-CADINENE | 9 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| DIARYLHEPTANOIDS | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROYASHABUSHIKETOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| DIOXYFLAVONAL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Rhizome | 3000.0 | 10000.0 | -0.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Rhizome | 90.0 | 400.0 | -0.70 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Insectifuge | 9 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Insulinogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Interleukin-6-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Iodothyronine-Deiodinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Irritant | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| JNK-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Juvabional | 2 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Larvicide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Larvistat | 1 | 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. |
| Laxative | 1 | Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. |
| Lipolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-A-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mast-Cell-Stabilizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metal-Chelator (Copper) | 1 | Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98. |
| Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MMP-9-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mosquitofuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Motor-Depressant | 2 | Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC |