Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Lessergalangal

Plant

Family

Zingiberaceae

English

Lessergalangal, China root, Chinese ginger, Colic root, East india catarrh root, East india root, Galanga, Galangal, Galingale, Gargaut, Ginger root, India root, Lesser small galangal, Siamese ginger, Small galangal

Latin

Alpinia officinarum HANCE., Alpina officinarum

Plantparts

** Together with another plant, creeping rootstalks, Roots, Spore, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Abdominal trouble, Acute gastroenteritis, acute infectious gastroenteritis, Aids digestion, anorexia, Anorexy, Anti-emetic, Anti-halitosic, Anti-inflammatory, Antiphogistic, Antivomitive, Appetite stimulant, Appetizer, Appetizing, Bad breath, bad digestion, benificial effect on the digestion, Cephalagia, Cephalalgia, chronically gastric catarrh, chronic gastritis, complaints of the stomach, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive ulcers, Digestive weakness, disease of the stomach, dispepsia, Duodenal ulcer, Duodenal ulcers, dyspepsia, emesis, Epigastric pain, Eupeptic, Febrile response, Fetor oris, fever, feverish condition, Fevers, Gastric ulcer, Gastropathy, General health, Good for digestion, halitosis, Headache, Headaches, head pains, improves appetite, improves digestion, inappetence, Increases the appetite, indigestion, insufficient secretion of gastric juices, lack of appetite, lack of sexual power, Loss of appetite, malodorous breath, musculoskeletal, muskuloskeletal, nausea epidemica, Norovirus, Poor appetite, Poor digestion, Promotes digestion, Puking, Pyrexia, reduce inflammation, Sexual weakness, soothes headaches, Stimulant to increase appetite, stimulate digestive juices, stimulates digestion, stimulates the secretion of gastric juices, stimulate the appetite, Stomach aliment, stomach complaints, Stomach disease, stomach disorders, stomach problems, stomach trouble, Stomach ulcers, stopping vomiting, sweeten the breath, Throwing up, Ulcer, Ulcers of duodenum, Vomit, Vomiting, Warming digestive

Women's diseases

Absence of a menstrual period, All women's diseases, Amenorrhea, Amenorrhoea, Amenorrhœa, Amenorrhoea, Amenorrhœa, encourages menstruation, feminine disorders, Gynaecological, Gyneacological, Gyneacologycal, Gyneacoloical, promote the onset of menstruation

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: Spleen, TCM MERIDIAN: Stomach, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used by Tashelhit speaking community in the High Atlas, Morocco, Phytomedical used in Japan, Phytomedical use in China, Used in Traditional Japanese Kampo Medicine

Ingredients

 Alpha-Cadinene, Alpinol, Beta-Pinene, Camphene, camphor, essential oil, eucalyptol, eugenol, Fluoride, Galangol, Gingerol, Isorhamnetin, Kaempferol, limonene, linalool, manganese, Methyl eugenol, P-Cymene, Quercetin, starch, sterol, Tannic acid, tannin, Terpinen-4-Ol, Γ-Cadinene, Δ-cadinene

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0611

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