botanical record · discovered
Greater Galangal
Alpinia galanga
Greater Galangal · Siamese Ginger · Languas · Galanga · Galangal · Galgant · Isen · Langkueh · Laos · Lengkuas · Lengkuas/Laos · Siamese-ginger · Thaise gember · alpinia galgant · alpínia korenistá · calanga · galanga · galanga de l'Inde
At a glance
Origin / distribution: India, US, Turkey, Java
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Bronchitis, Cancer, Cardiodepressant, Carminative
Science studied: ASCORBIC-ACID, ASH, BASSORIN, CADINENE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Zingiberaceae
Scientific name: Alpinia galanga
Common names: Greater Galangal, Siamese Ginger, Languas, Galanga, Galangal, Galgant, Isen, Langkueh, Laos, Lengkuas, Lengkuas/Laos, Siamese-ginger, Thaise gember, alpinia galgant, alpínia korenistá, calanga, galanga, galanga de l'Inde
POWO: 795279-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in India, US, Turkey, Java, Elsewhere.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Bronchitis
- Cancer
- Cardiodepressant
- Carminative
- Digestive
- Expectorant
- Parturition
- Rheumatism
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- Ringworm
- Splenomegaly
- Stimulant
- Catarrh
- Stomachic
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- India
- US
- Turkey
- Java
- Elsewhere
Documented cultural uses
- Bronchitis
- Cancer
- Cardiodepressant
- Carminative
- Digestive
- Expectorant
- Parturition
- Rheumatism
- Ringworm
- Splenomegaly
- Stimulant
- Catarrh
show 1 more documented entries
- Stomachic
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Bronchitis · India · "
- Cancer · US · "
- Cardiodepressant · India · "
- Carminative · India · "
- Digestive · Turkey · "
- Expectorant · Turkey · "
- Parturition · Java · "
- Rheumatism · Elsewhere · "
- Ringworm · Java · "
- Splenomegaly · Java · "
- Stimulant · Turkey · "
- Catarrh · India · "
- Stomachic · Elsewhere · "
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Development of Nanosystems Delivering with Eco-Friendly Antibacterial Agents Composed of <i>Zingiber officinale/Alpinia galanga</i> and Gold, as Sustainable Antibiotics. · 2026 source ↗
- Authentication of <i>Alpinia galanga</i> extracts using DNA barcoding, HPTLC and HPLC analysis. · 2026 source ↗
- Alpinia galanga Rhizome Extract Shields Against Noise-Induced Cardiotoxicity via Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Actions: Experimental Insights. · 2025 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- ASH
- BASSORIN
- CADINENE
- CARYOPHYLLENOL-I
- CARYOPHYLLENOL-II
- FAT
- GALANGIN
- GALANGOL
- KAEMPFERIDE
- NIACIN
- PHLOBAPHEN
- PHOSPHORUS
- RESIN
- STARCH
- TERPINEN-4-OL
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- WAX
- CARBOHYDRATES
- 1'-ACETOXYCHAVICOL-ACETATE
- CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE
- GALANGIN-METHYL-ETHER
- TRANS-4-METHOXYCINNAMYL-ALCOHOL
- D-PINENE
- RIBOFLAVIN
- WATER
- 1'-ACETOXY-EUGENOL-ACETATE
- EUGENOL
- CALCIUM
- CINEOLE
- CAMPHOR
- BETA-CAROTENE
- EO
- FIBER
- IRON
- METHYL-CINNAMATE
- TRANS-3,4-DIMETHOXYCINNAMYL-ALCOHOL
- PROTEIN
- TRANS-4-HYDROXYCINNAMALDEHYDE
- THIAMIN
- 7-HEPTADECANE
- BETA-BISABOLENE
- BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
- BETA-PINENE
- BORNEOL
- BORNYL-ACETATE
- LIMONENE
- MYRCENE
- PENTADECANE
- TRANS-BETA-FARNESENE
- 1,8-CINEOLE
- (Z)-BETA-OCIMENE
- ALPHA-PINENE
- 1'-HYDROXYCHAVICOL-ACETATE
- 1,8-CINEOL
- 2-METHYL-PROPAN-1-OL-ACETATE
- 4-HYDROXYBENZALDEHYDE
- 8,17-EPOXY-LABD-TRANS-12-ENE-15,16-DIAL
- 8-BETA-17-EPOXY-LABD-TRANS-2-ENE-15,16-DIAL
- AFRAMODIAL
- ALANINE
- ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE
- ALPHA-COPAENE
- ALPHA-HUMULENE
- ALPHA-TERPINEOL
- AR-CURCUMENE
- ARGININE
- ASPARTIC-ACID
- BETA-FARNESENE
- BETA-SESQUIPHELLANDRENE
- BORNEOL-ACETATE
- BUTAN-1-OL-ACETATE
- CAMPHENE
- CARVEOL-I
- CARVEOL-II
- CARYOPHYLLENE-I
- CHAVICOL
- CHAVICOL-ACETATE
- CINNAMIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER
- CIS-BETA-OCIMENE
- CITRONELLOL-ACETATE
- DI-(P-HYDROXY-CIS-STYRYL)-METHANE
- EUGENOL-ACETATE
- EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER
- GALANAL-A
- GALANAL-B
- GALANGIN-3-METHYL-ETHER
- GALANOLACTONE
- GAMMA-TERPINENE
- GERANIOL-ACETATE
- GLUTAMIC-ACID
- GLYCINE
- HISTIDINE
- ISOLEUCINE
- LABDA-8(17),12-DIENE-15,16-DIAL
- LEUCINE
- LINALOOL
- LYSINE
- METHIONINE
- N-HEPTADECENE
- N-TRIDECANE
- NEROL-ACETATE
- P-CYMENE
- P-CYMENOL
- P-HYDROXYCINNAMALDEHYDE
- PHENYLALANINE
- PROLINE
- SABINENE
- SANTALENE
- SERINE
- TERPINOLENE
- THREONINE
- TRANS-CINNAMIC-ACID
- TRANS-CONIFERYL-DIACETATE
- TRANS-LABD-8(17),12-DIENE-15,16-DIAL
- TRANS-P-COUMARYL-DIACETATE
- TRYPTOPHAN
- TYROSINE
- VALINE
- (+)-PINENE
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
show claim source mapping
- identity · DH-SRC-0030
- documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
- compounds · DH-SRC-0030
- taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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