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

 Curcuma xanthorrhiza (Zingiberaceae)

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Common name(s)
Temu lawak; Koneng gediTemu lawak; Temu lawas; Temu raya

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Amenorrhea Java *
Choleretic Java *
Constipation Java *
Dyspepsia Singapore *
Emmenagogue Java *
Gallstones Java *
Hepatosis Java *
Parturition Java *
Rheumatism Singapore *
*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.