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Alpinia officinarum  HANCE.

   

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Botanical Name

:

Alpinia officinarum HANCE.

English Name

:

Lesser Galangal

Synonym(s)

:

Languas officinarum (Hance) Farwell.

Family

:

Zingiberaceae

 

General Info

Description

Rhizomes elongate, terete. Pseudostems 40-110 cm. Leaves sessile; ligule lanceolate, entire, 2--3(--5) cm, membranous; leaf blade linear, 20-30 × 1.2-2.5 cm, glabrous, base attenuate, apex caudate. Racemes erect, 6-10 cm; rachis tomentose; bracteoles very small, less than 1 cm. Pedicel 1-2 mm. Calyx 8-10 cm, puberulent, apex 3-toothed. Corolla tube slightly shorter than calyx; lobes oblong, ca. 1.5 cm, central one hoodlike. Labellum white with red streaks, ovate, ca. 2 cm. Filament ca. 1 cm; anther ca. 6 mm. Ovary tomentose. Capsule red, globose, ca. 1 cm in diam.

Herb Effects

Stimulant, carminative, diuretic and antimicrobial (rhizome); against pathogenic fungi that cause skin diseases.

Links

Botanical.com
Galangal

Chemistry

Active Ingredients

1,8-Cineole, eugenol, galangin, tannin (rhizome); methyl-cinnamate (plant); kaempferol, kaempferide, quercetin and isorhamnetin (root).

Chemistry of Active Ingredients
Product Categories

Name

CAS#

IUPAC Name

Formula

Structure

Product Categories
Galangin 548-83-4 3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-p
henyl-chromen-7-one
C15H10O5 Click Here To Enlarge
Kaempferol 80714-53-0 3-[3-[4,5-dihydroxy-
6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-
[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-
(hydroxyme thyl)oxa
n-2-yl]oxy-oxan-2-yl
]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-6
-(hydroxymethyl)oxan
-2 -yl]oxy-4,5-dihy
droxy-2-(4-hydroxyph
enyl)-chromen-7-one
C33H40O21 Click Here To Enlarge
Kaempferide 491-54-3 2,6,8-trihydroxy-3-(
4-methoxyphenyl)-chr
omen-4-one
C16H12O6 Click Here To Enlarge
Quercetin Not Available 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-3,4,5-trihydroxy
-chromen-7-one
C15H10O7 Click Here To Enlarge
Isorhamnetin 480-19-3 3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(
4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-
phenyl)-chromen-7-on
e
C16H12O7 Click Here To Enlarge
1,8-Cineole 8024-53-1 2,2,4-trimethyl-3-ox
abicyclo[2.2.2]octan
e
C10H18O Click Here To Enlarge
Eugenol 97-53-0 2-methoxy-4-prop-2-e
nyl-phenol
C10H12O2 Click Here To Enlarge
Tannin 1401-55-4 Not Available C27H22O18 Click Here To Enlarge
Methyl cinnamate Not Available methyl
3-phenylprop-2-enoat
e
C10H10O2 Click Here To Enlarge

Pharmacology

Medicinal Use

Useful in treating dyspepsia, vomiting, in removing flatus, sea-sickness,in cattle medicine, as a diuretic and antimicrobial (rhizome)

Reference

Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.


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