Steinmetz:Alpinia
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Alpinia galanga
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- English Names
- Greater Galangal
- Java Galangal
- Natural Habitat
- Java
- Malaya
- Cochin-China
- cultivated in South India
- Part(s) Used
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- Constituent(s)
- galangin
- alpinin
- campheride
- essential oil
- Action
- rootstock: stimulant
- aromatic
- expectorant
- digestive
- used for seasoning food
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Alpinia officinarum
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- English Names
- Lesser Galangal
- Chinese Galangal
- Natural Habitat
- South-East China
- Java
- Siam
- India
- Part(s) Used
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- Constituent(s)
- essential oil
- kaempferide (kaempferid)
- galangin
- alpinin (alpinol)
- resins
- tannin
- starch
- sugar
- Action
- aromatic
- carminative
- stomachic
- sialagogue
- antiperiodic
- tonic
- stimulant. Its chief consumption in Russia is for flavouring liqueurs
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Alpinia sessilis
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- India
- Indonesia
- Southern China
- Part(s) Used
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- Constituent(s)
- starch
- gum
- essential oil
- fatty oil
- minerals
- Action
- carminative
- diuretic
- expectorant
- stimulant. The Hindus use the root as a perfume. The root appears to destroy lice and pediculi
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