Product Details
Galangal Alpine Oil
Description:
Steam distilled oil from dried roots of Alpine Galangal.
It is stomachic, stimulant and Carminative.
Uses and Advance Studies:
• It is used in treatment of catarrhal infections.
• The Volatile oil of the rhizome of A. Galangal inhibited the growth of M. tuberculosis in a concentration of 25 mg./ml.
• The oil inhibited the growth of gram negative organisms in a concentration of 0.4 to 0.6 mg./ml. The LD of the oil in guineapigs was found to be 0.068 ml./100gm. body weight.
Main constituent:
methyl cinnamate, cineol, camphor, d- pinene.
Physico Chemical Properties:
REFRACTIVE INDEX at 20°C = 1.4600 to 1.4750 SPECIFIC GRAVITY at 20°C = 0.83000 to 0.89000 OPTICAL ROTATION = -4° to -10° FLASH POINT = 70°C