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

 Zingiber cassumunar (Zingiberaceae)

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Common name(s)
Bengle; Bangle; Bunglai; Kunyit bolai; Panini; Oenin makei; Bongelai; Bolai; Koenjit bolai; Bulai; Cassumunar Ginger; Bungelai; Boleh

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Abdomen Java *
Ache(Head) Java *
Ache(Stomach) Malaya *
Ague India(Santal) *
Anasarca India(Santal) *
Anemia India(Santal) *
Anodyne Java *
Anthrax India(Santal) *
Ascites India(Santal) *
Asthma India(Santal) *
Bronchitis India(Santal) *
Carminative Elsewhere *
Colic Elsewhere *
Colic Java *
Constipation Java *
Cosmetic Malaya *
Cramps Java *
Dropsy India(Santal) *
Fever India(Santal) *
Fever Borneo *
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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.