(Zingiberaceae) Kaempferia galanga L.
Local name(s):
Medicinal use(s): to treat gastrointestinal disorders.
Part(s) used: whole plant.
Field Characters: Herb, rhizome yellow, leaves simple, alternate, dark green above, dark red below. Flowers with white-violet corolla..
Locality: Champasak Province, Pakse District, Dongkalong Village.
Habitat:
Altitude: m asl.
Collector(s): O. Souliya
Collection number(s): LAOS_826
Collection Date: November 10, 2006
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2285024.Project: ICBG
Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
JSTOR Global Plants Pham Hoang Ho-Cayco Vietnam vol. 3, p. 458, plant #9535Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 369Wikipedia-Kaempferia galanga
Medicinal properties:
Khairullah AR, Solikhah TI, Ansori ANM, et al. Medicinal importance of Kaempferia galanga L. (Zingiberaceae): A comprehensive review. J Herbmed Pharmacol 2021,10(3):281-288.
Kumar A. Phytochemistry, pharmacological activities and uses of traditional medicinal plant Kaempferia galanga L. – An overview. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2020, volume 253, 112667.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2020.112667
Singh A, Singh N, Singh S, et al. The industrially important genus Kaempferia: An ethnopharmacological review. Front. Pharmacol, Sec. Ethnopharmacology 2023, volume 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2023.1099523
Wahyuni I, Diina T, Salsabila A .Kaempferia galanga L. alleviates the expression of COX-2 and NF-kappaB-p65 in the oral mucosa ulcer of Wistar rats and exhibits no irritation toward the vascular membrane of chicken eggs and the skin of albino rabbits.
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