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GALANGA (Kaempferia galanga L.) ++See also lesser and greater galangal (Alpinia galanga (L.) Sw.); very confusing.
Activities (Galanga) — Carminative (1; CRC; KAB; WOI); Cholagogue (f; KAB); Cicatrizant (f;
CRC); Diuretic (f; CRC; WOI); Expectorant (f; CRC; WOI); Hallucinogen (1; CRC); Insectifuge
(1; CRC); Narcotic (1; CRC); Pectoral (f; CRC; KAB); Pediculicide (f; CRC; DAA); Stimulant (f;
CRC; WOI); Stomachic (f; CRC; DAA; KAB); Tonic (f; CRC).
Indications (Galanga) — Boil (f; CRC; DAA); Bruise (f; DAA); Cancer (f; JLH); Childbirth (f;
CRC; SKJ); Chill (f; CRC; DAA; WOI); Cholera (f; DAA); Cough (f; CRC; DAA; KAB); Dandruff
(f; CRC; WOI); Dyspepsia (f; CRC; WOI); Enterosis (f; DAA); Fever (f; CRC; WOI); Furuncle
(f; CRC); Gas (1; CRC; KAB; WOI); Headache (f; CRC; WOI); Inflammation (f; CRC; WOI);
Lameness (f; DAA); Lice (f; DAA); Lumbago (f; DAA); Malaria (f; CRC; DAA; WOI); Myosis
(f; DAA); Ophthalmia (f; CRC; WOI); Pain (f; DAA); Rheumatism (f; CRC; DAA); Rhinosis (f;
KAB); Scabies (f; CRC); Sore Throat (f; CRC; DAA; WOI); Sting (f; WOI); Swelling (f; CRC;
DAA; WOI); Toothache (f; CRC; DAA); Tumor (f; CRC; WOI); Water Retention (f; CRC; WOI);
Wound (f; CRC).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Galanga) — Class 1, but giving it the same
common name as Alpinia galanga, greater galangal (AHP). Not covered, at least under the generic
name Kaempferia (EFS; KOM; PH2).