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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antihistaminic | 5 | 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. |
| AntiHIV | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihydrophobic | 1 | Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart. |
| Antihypertensive | 2 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antiimplantation | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiinflammatory | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antikeratotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilaryngitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileishmanic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukemic | 3 | Life Sciences 55: 1061. |
| Antileukotriene | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antilipolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilipoperoxidant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilithic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilithic? | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antilymphocytic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antilymphomic | 2 | Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46. |
| Antimalarial | 1 | Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987. |
| Antimange | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimelanomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |