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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bronchorelaxant | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calmodulin-Antagonist | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 10 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 4 | Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93. |
| Candidistat | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Capillariprotective | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Carcinogenic | 4 | Hutchings, A, Scott, AH, Lewis, G, and Cunningham, A. 1996. Zulu Medicinal Plants. An inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. 450 pp. |
| Carcinogenic? | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Carminative | 3 | Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994. |
| Catabolic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chelator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Choleretic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholesterolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Depressant | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CNS-Stimulant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COMT-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Convulsant | 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. |