Plant Compounds of Alpinia galanga (Zingiberales: Zingiberaceae) Galangal

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Plant Compounds of Alpinia galanga , the Galangal

Kingdom:	Plantae
Class:	Liliopsida
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Zingiberaceae
Genus:	Alpinia
Author:	Linnaeus

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Compounds:

Charles 1992

alpha-pinene	9 �Relative ratio of the component�	Auburn, Alabama USA	leaf
beta-bisabolene	3.04 �Relative ratio of the component�
beta-caryophyllene	3.53 �Relative ratio of the component�
beta-pinene	1.69 �Relative ratio of the component�
borneol	4.13 �Relative ratio of the component�
bornyl acetate	1.38 �Relative ratio of the component�
caryophyllene oxide	1.04 �Relative ratio of the component�
cis-beta-ocimene	17.06 �Relative ratio of the component�
E-beta-farnesene	1.31 �Relative ratio of the component�
eucalyptol	0.12 �Relative ratio of the component�
limonene	0.52 �Relative ratio of the component�
myrcene	52.34 �Relative ratio of the component�

Scheffer 1981

3-carene	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�	Indonesia	root
alpha-fenchene	0.1 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-fenchol	0.3 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-phellandrene	0.1 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-pinene	7.1 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-terpinene	1.1 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-terpineol	4.7 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-terpinolene	1.1 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-thujene	6.2 �Relative ratio of the component�
beta-phellandrene	0.3 �Relative ratio of the component�
beta-pinene	11.5 �Relative ratio of the component�
beta-thujone	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
borneol	0.4 �Relative ratio of the component�
bornyl acetate	0.4 �Relative ratio of the component�
camphene	0.3 �Relative ratio of the component�
cis-beta-ocimene	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
cis-p-2-menthen-1-ol	0.1 �Relative ratio of the component�
citronellol	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
eucalyptol	47.3 �Relative ratio of the component�
gamma-terpinene	2.1 �Relative ratio of the component�
geranial	0.11 �Relative ratio of the component�
geraniol	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
geranyl acetate	1.8 �Relative ratio of the component�
limonene	4.3 �Relative ratio of the component�
linalool	0.8 �Relative ratio of the component�
myrcene	1.4 �Relative ratio of the component�
neral	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
p-cymene	0.3 �Relative ratio of the component�
sabinene	0.9 �Relative ratio of the component�
terpinen-4-ol	6 �Relative ratio of the component�
trans-2,8-menthadienol	0.4 �Relative ratio of the component�
trans-beta-ocimene	0.1 �Relative ratio of the component�
trans-sabinene hydrate	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
tricyclene	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�

De Pooter 1985

13Hy	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	rhizome
15Hy	1.9 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-bergamotene	10.7 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-caryophyllene	0.6 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-copaene	0.7 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-pinene	10.2 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-terpinene	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-terpineol	0.2 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-terpinolene	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
ar-curcumene	1.9 �Relative ratio of the component�
beta-bisabolene	16.2 �Relative ratio of the component�
beta-pinene	1.6 �Relative ratio of the component�
beta-santalene	0.8 �Relative ratio of the component�
beta-sesquiphellandrene	1.6 �Relative ratio of the component�
borneol	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
bornyl acetate	2.5 �Relative ratio of the component�
camphene	0.5 �Relative ratio of the component�
caryophyllene	0.9 �Relative ratio of the component�
caryophyllene oxide	2.5 �Relative ratio of the component�
chavicol	0.2 �Relative ratio of the component�
chavicol acetate	1 �Relative ratio of the component�
citronellyl acetate	1.6 �Relative ratio of the component�
E-beta-farnesene	18.2 �Relative ratio of the component�
eucalyptol	5.5 �Relative ratio of the component�
eugenyl acetate	1.5 �Relative ratio of the component�
geranyl acetate	5.1 �Relative ratio of the component�
limonene	1.6 �Relative ratio of the component�
linalool	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
myrcene	0.7 �Relative ratio of the component�
p-cymen-8-ol	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
p-cymene	0.8 �Relative ratio of the component�
sabinene	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
terpinen-4-ol	0.3 �Relative ratio of the component�

Charles 1992

alpha-pinene	1.16 �Relative ratio of the component�	Auburn, Alabama USA	root
beta-bisabolene	0.57 �Relative ratio of the component�
beta-caryophyllene	0.11 �Relative ratio of the component�
beta-pinene	0.04 �Relative ratio of the component�
cis-beta-ocimene	2.05 �Relative ratio of the component�
E-beta-farnesene	0.94 �Relative ratio of the component�
eucalyptol	0.13 �Relative ratio of the component�
limonene	0.35 �Relative ratio of the component�
myrcene	94.51 �Relative ratio of the component�

Reference(s):

Charles, D.J., Simon, J.E., and Singh, N.K. 1992. The essential oil of Alpinia galanga Willd. J. Essent. Oil Res. 4(1):81-82.

De Pooter, H.L., Omar, M.N., Coolsaet, B.A., and Schamp, N.M. 1985. The essential oil of greater galanga (Alpinia galanga) from Malaysia. Phytochem. 24(1):93-96.

Scheffer, J.J.C. 1981. Monoterpenes in the essential rhizome oil of Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd. Sci. Pharm. 49:337-346.

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