Alpinia galangal (Linn.) Willd

1. Group Member :
Michael Heryanto 13.70.0004
Yonathalia Putri A. 13.70.0008
Ong, Cindy C.C 13.70.0028
Debora Rika A. 13.70.0041
Regina Septie N. 13.70.0074
Chaterine M.M. 13.70.0178
GALANGAL
FTP SCU Alpinia Galangal (Linn.) Willd 2014

2. CLASSIFICATION
GALANGAL
Alpinia galangal (Linn.) Willd 2014
Order : Zingiberales
Family : Zingiberaceae
SubFamily: Alpiniodeae
Tribe : Alpinieae
Genus : Alpinia
Species : Alpinia galangal
Binomial Name : Alpinia galangal (L.) Willd
Latin Name : Alpinia galanga (Linn.)
Willd
English Name : Greater galangal or
Galangal
Indonesian Name : Lengkuas
(Sinaga, 2009)

3. ACTIVE COMPOUND
GALANGAL
Alpinia galangal (Linn.) Willd 2014
• Methyl-cinnamate (48%)
• Cineol (20-30%)
• Eugenol
• Camphor (1%)
• Sesquiterpenes
• δ-pinene
• Galangin
• Terpinen-4-ol
• Resin  Galangol
•Quercetin-3-methyl ether
• Isoramnetin
• Kaemferida
(Janssen and Scheffer, 1985)

4. ACTIVE COMPOUND
GALANGAL
Alpinia galangal (Linn.) Willd 2014
• Caryophyllene oxide
• Kariofilenol
• Galangin-3-methyl ether
• Ramnositrin
• 7-hydroxy 3.5dimetoksiflavon
• Trans-p-kumari diacetate
• Transkoniferil diacetate
• Acetoxy chavikol acetate
(Sinaga, 2009)

5. ACTIVE COMPOUND
GALANGAL
Alpinia galangal (Linn.) Willd 2014
• Eugenol setat acetoxy
• 4-hydroxy benzaidehida
• 1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-7 fenilheptan-3,5-
diol (diarylheptanoids compound)
• Asetoksichavikol galangal acetate
• Asetoksieugenol acetate
• Galanal A, B galanal, galanolakton
• 12-labdiena-15,16-dial
• 17-epoksilabd-12-ene-15,16-dial
(Sinaga, 2009)

6. HEALTH BENEFITS
GALANGAL
Alpinia galangal (Linn.) Willd 2014
• Relieving stomach ache
• Treating cold
• Invigorating the circulatory systems
• Reduced swelling of the many chemical
constituent isolated from this plant.
• Antidiabetic
• Increase appetite
• Afrodisiaka

7. HEALTH BENEFITS
GALANGAL
Alpinia galangal (Linn.) Willd 2014
Diarylheptanoids
• Antiplatelet
• Antioxidant
• Antiproliferative antiemetic activities
• Therapeutic potential in the treatment of
diabetes and its complication (Anonymous,
2002).

8. NEWS
GALANGAL in FOOD INDUSTRY
WOW NEWS
Galangal can be used in FOOD INDUSTRY !
Beef Rendang
2014
Alpinia galangal (Linn.) Willd
WOW NEWS
Galangal can be used in FOOD INDUSTRY !

9. NEWS
GALANGAL in FOOD INDUSTRY
WOW NEWS
Galangal can be used in FOOD INDUSTRY !
Beer
2014
Alpinia galangal (Linn.) Willd

10. NEWS
GALANGAL in FOOD INDUSTRY
WOW NEWS
Galangal can be used in FOOD INDUSTRY !
2014
Alpinia galangal (Linn.) Willd
Spices

11. NEWS
GALANGAL in FOOD INDUSTRY
WOW NEWS
Galangal can be used in FOOD INDUSTRY !
2014
Alpinia galangal (Linn.) Willd
Jammu

12. REFERENCES
Anonymous., 2002. Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants
2nd ed. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR,
New Delhi.
Janssen, A.M. and J.J.C. Scheffer. 1985. Acetoxychavicol
acetate, an antifungal component of Alpinia galanga.
Planta Med. 6: 507-511.
Sinaga, E. (2009). Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd. Accessed
from
http://free.vlsm.org/v12/artikel/ttg_tanaman_obat/unas/L
engkuas.pdf in September 18th 2014.
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