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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Alpinia officinarum (Zingiberaceae)

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
1,7-DIPHENYL-5-HYDROXY-3-HEPTANONE 0 Rhizome Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
1,7-DIPHENYL-5-HYDROXYHEPTAN-3-ONE 0 Rhizome *
1,7-DIPHENYLHEPT-4-EN-3-ONE 0 Rhizome *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Rhizome Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
1-(4-HYDROXYPHENYL)-7-PHENYLHEPTANE-3,5-DIOL 0 Rhizome 10.0 *
1-PHENYL-7-(4''-HYDROXYPHENYL)-HEPT-4-EN-3-ONE 0 Rhizome 8.0 *
1-PHENYL-7-(4'-HYDROXY-3'-METHOXYPHENYL)-HEPTAN-3-ONE 0 Rhizome *
3,5,7-TRIHYDROXYFLAVONE 0 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
5-EPIDIHYDROYASHABUSHIKETOL 0 Rhizome 65.0 *
5-EPIHEXAHYDROCURCUMIN 0 Rhizome 5.0 *
5-HYDROXY-1,7-DIPHENYLHEPTAN-3-ONE 0 Rhizome 137.0 *
5-HYDROXY-1-PHENYL-7-(4''-HYDROXY-3''-METHOXYPHENYL)-HEPTAN-3-ONE 0 Rhizome 330.0 *
5-HYDROXY-7-(4''-HYDROXY-3''-METHOXYPHENYL)-1-PHENYLHEPTAN-3-ONE 0 Rhizome 367.0 *
5-HYDROXY-7-(4''-HYDROXYPHENYL)-1-PHENYLHEPTAN-3-ONE 0 Rhizome 30.0 *
5-HYDROXY-7-(4'-HYDROXY-3'-METHOXYPHENYL)-1-PHENYL-3-HEPT... 0 Plant *
5-HYDROXY-7-(4'-HYDROXY-3'-METHOXYPHENYL)-PHENYL-3-HEPTANONE 0 Plant *
5-HYDROXY-7-(4'-HYDROXYPHENYL)1-PHENYL-3-HEPTANONE 0 Rhizome 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 *
5-METHOXY-1,7-DIPHENYLHEPTAN-3-ONE 0 Rhizome 110.0 *
5-METHOXY-7-(4'-HYDROXY-3''-METHOXYPHENYL)-1-PHENYLHEPTAN-3-ONE 0 Rhizome 12.0 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Mutagenic 3 *
Myorelaxant 2 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 *
Natriuretic 1 *
Nematicide 7 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
NEP-Inhibitor 1 *
Neuroprotective 2 *
Neurotoxic 2 R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
NF-kB-Inhibitor 1 *
NO-Genic 1 *
NO-Inhibitor 2 *
NO-Synthase-Inhibitor 1 *
Occuloirritant 1 *
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 3 *
Ozone-Scavenger 1 *
P450-2B1-Inhibitor 1 *
P450-Inducer 4 *
P450-Inhibitor 1 Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations.
PAF-Inhibitor 1 *
Pediculicide 1 *