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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Kaempferia galanga (Zingiberaceae)

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Common name(s)
Katjiwer; Shan Nai; Chekur; San Nai; Chandra Mulika; Chengkur; Shan Lai; Kenchur; Chekur jawa; Tekoer; Kumula; Chekor

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Abdomen Java *
Ache(Head) Philippines *
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 *
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 *
Cicatrizant Asia Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Cosmetic Malaya *
Cough Malaya *
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 *
Diuretic Elsewhere *
Diuretic China Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Dyspepsia Philippines *
Expectorant Sanscrit Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Expectorant Elsewhere *
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.