Ethnobotanical Plant Kaempferia galanga | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Name

Katjiwer, Shan Nai, Chekur, San Nai, Chandra Mulika, Chengkur, Shan Lai, Kenchur, Chekur jawa, Tekoer, Kumula, Chekor

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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
Abdomen	Java	Duke, 1992 *
Ache(Head)	Philippines	Duke, 1992 *
Ache(Tooth)	China	Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Cancer	Malaya	Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Carminative	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Carminative	China	Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Carminative	China	Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Carminative	China	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Chill(Veterinary)	Malaysia	Duke, 1992 *
Cicatrizant	Asia	Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Cosmetic	Malaya	Duke, 1992 *
Cough	Malaya	Duke, 1992 *
Dandruff	Asia	Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Dandruff	China	Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Dandruff	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic	China	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Dyspepsia	Philippines	Duke, 1992 *
Expectorant	Sanscrit	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Expectorant	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *