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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

U.S. Department of Agriculture

E Alpinia galanga (Zingiberaceae) PDF

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Common name(s)
Kelewas; Lingkoewas; Galangal; Galiasa; Buyuk Galanga

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Total Uses: 13

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Use	Country/Region	Reference
Bronchitis	India
Cancer	US	Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cardiodepressant	India
Carminative	India
Catarrh	India
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
Rheumatism	Elsewhere
Ringworm	Java
Splenomegaly	Java
Stimulant	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Stomachic	Elsewhere