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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
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 *
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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
Mutagenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
Natriuretic 1 Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
Neuroprotective 2 Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
NO-Genic 1 Duke, 1992 *
NO-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
NO-Synthase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Occuloirritant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Ozone-Scavenger 1 Duke, 1992 *
P450-2B1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
P450-Inducer 4 Duke, 1992 *
P450-Inhibitor 1 Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations.
PAF-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Pediculicide 1 Duke, 1992 *