Abstract
Kaempferia galanga included in the Zingiberaceae family is one of the potential medicinal plants with aromatic rhizome. In traditional medicine in Asian countries, this plant is widely used by local practitioners. This plant is widely cultivated in most Southeast Asian countries such as Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia. Ethyl-para-methoxycinnamate and ethyl-cinnamate are found as the main compounds in hexane, dichloromethane, and methanol extracts of K. galanga. This plant is traditionally used as an expectorant, stimulant, diuretic, carminative, and antipyretic remedy. In addition, K. galanga is used for treatment of diabetes, hypertension, cough, asthma, joint fractures, rheumatism, urticaria, vertigo, and intestinal injuries. Therefore, this study aimed to give a sneak peek view on galangal’s ethnobotany, toxicology, pharmacology, and phytochemistry.
Highlights
Medicinal plants have long been used for human health needs [1,2]
Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: This review offers a comprehensive insight into the phytochemical, pharmacological, therapeutic activities, and safety of Kaempferia galanga and demonstrates that it can be used as a reliable source for the preparation of new drugs
Kaempferia galanga belonging to the Zingiberaceae family, is one of the potential medicinal plants endemic to India and distributed across Indonesia [7,8], Laos [9], Sri Lanka [10,11], China [12], Malaysia [13,14], Nigeria [15], Thailand [16,17], Bangladesh [18], Japan [19], Sudan [20], and Vietnam [21]
Summary
Medicinal importance of Kaempferia galanga L. (Zingiberaceae): A comprehensive review. Aswin Rafif Khairullah ID , Tridiganita Intan Solikhah2* ID , Arif Nur Muhammad Ansori ID , Ristag Hamida Hanisia ID , Gavrila Amadea Puspitarani ID , Amaq Fadholly ID , Sancaka Cashyer Ramandinianto ID
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