Kaempferia galanga L.
Traditional Knowledge
Useful plant parts :
Rhizome
Uses in traditional medicine :
- Dried sliced rhizome infusion is used as a mouthwash for bleeding gums
- Powdered rhizome mixed with King Coconut oil is applied on boils on the skin
- Applied externally for wound healing
- Used to remove dandruff or scales
- A stimulant, carminative and a diuretic
- Used in cough and pectoral ailments
- Used as a tonic
Scientific Research
Chemical constituents:
Cinnamic acid derivatives: ethyl cinnamate, ethyl –p-methoxycinnamate, sulfonated diarylheptanoid epimers: kaempsulfonic acids A and B, flavonoid: kaempferol from rhizome; terpenes: 1,8-cineole, γ-car-3-ene and borneol from essential oil of rhizome
Bioactivity :
Methanol extract of rhizome: antinociceptive; cinnamic acid derivatives: vasorelaxant, sedative, skin whitening, anti-inflammatory; alcoholic extract of plant: anti-inflammatory, analgaesic
Clinical:
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