Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Kaempferia galanga
Scientific Name and Description
Kaempferia galanga L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | Bach,candramula, chandramula, sidhoul |
| Bengali | Kachur |
| Tamil | Sanku kavu, kaccolam, kaccoli k-kilanku, kachhola kilangu, kacholum, kachulakalanga, katcolam, katsjula kelengu, pulankilanku |
| Malayalam | Inchiver |
| Common names | kencur, aromatic ginger, sand ginger, cutcherry, |
| English | galanga |
| Kannada | kachchura, kachhoora, kacora |
| Marathi | kachri, kapur-kacheri, kapurkachri |
| Sanskrit | candrani, chandramulika, chundramoolika, corakah, karcurah, sadi, sathi, sati, sugandhamula, sugandhavacha |
| Telugu | candramula, chandramoola, kachoram, sime-kich-chilik |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Roots
Ethnopharmacology use
Kaempferia galanga L. Herb - Postpartum health General Chithra et al. 2016
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Chithra et al. 2016
Flora of Maharashrta State (Monocotyledons) Author - Ed B D Sharma, S Karthikeyan, N P Singh
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Kaempferia galanga. (2024, March 4). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaempferia_galanga