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Ethnobotanical Plant Alpinia galanga

Common Name

Galangal, Buyuk Galanga, Lingkoewas, Kelewas, Galiasa

Activities

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Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Sort descending	Country/Region	Reference
Bronchitis	India	Duke, 1992 *
Cancer	US	Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cardiodepressant	India	Duke, 1992 *
Carminative	India	Duke, 1992 *
Catarrh	India	Duke, 1992 *
Digestive	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Expectorant	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Parturition	Java	Duke, 1992 *
Rheumatism	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Ringworm	Java	Duke, 1992 *
Splenomegaly	Java	Duke, 1992 *
Stimulant	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Stomachic	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *