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

Common Name
Galangal; Buyuk Galanga; Lingkoewas; Kelewas; Galiasa

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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 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 *