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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLUORIDE | 3 | Rhizome | not available | 5.4 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALANGIN | 13 | Rhizome | not available | 1000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALANGIN-3-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALANGOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-CADINENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| GINGEROLS | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| ISORHAMNETIN | 11 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| IZALPIN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFERID | 0 | Rhizome | 600.0 | 800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFERIDE | 5 | Rhizome | 600.0 | 800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL | 75 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| LINALOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOOL | 53 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-CINNAMATE | 5 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-ISOVALERATE | 2 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| PHENYL-ALKYL-KETONES | 1 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Perfume | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Perfumery | 5 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Peristaltic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pesticide | 16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PGE2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phospholipase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Photosensitizer | 1 | Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp. |
| Plasmodicide | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Poultice | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Proliferant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prooxidant | 1 | Charalambous, G. (Ed.). 1994. Spices, Herbs and Edible Fungi. Elsevier Science B. V. Amsterdam. 764 pp. |
| Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 2 | Chen, S. J., Wang, M. H., Chen, I. J. 1996. Antiplatelet and Calcium Inhibitory Properties of Eugenol and Sodium Eugenol Acetate. Gen Pharmacol, 27(4): 629-633. |
| Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor | 1 | Naim, M., Zehavi, U., Nagy, S., and Rouseff, R.L. Hydroxycinnamic Acids as Off-Flavor Precursors in Citrus Fruits and Their Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.14. |
| Protisticide | 1 | Meckes, M., Calzada, F., Tapia-Contreras, A., Cedillo-Rivera, R. 1999. Antiprotozoal Properties of Helianthemum glomeratum. Phytotherapy Research, 13(2): 102-105. |
| Psychotropic | 1 | Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990. |
| PTK-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Quinone-Reductase-Inducer | 5 | Uda, Y., Price, K. R., Williamson, G., Rhodes, M. J. C. 1997. Induction of the Anticarcinogenic Marker Enzyme, Quinone Reductase, in Murine Hepatoma Cells In Vitro by Flavonoids. Cancer Lett., 120 (2): 213-216. |
| Renoirritant | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Respirainhibitor | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Respirastimulant | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |