KENCUR(Kampferia galanga)

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is a small monocotyledonous herb from Zingiberaceae that is well known for its medicinal properties.

The plant’s origin is from tropical Asia including southern China, Indochina, Thailand, Taiwan, Malaysia and India

Kingdom : Plantae Division : Spermaiophyta Sub-Division : Angiospermae Class : Monocotyledonae Ordo : Zingiberales Family : Zingiberaceae Subfamily : Zingiberoideae Genus : Kaempferia Species : Kaempferia galanga

Classification:

Classification:

Part of K. Galanga which comercially traded is root’s fruit that is buried in the soil, called rhizome

The color of young rhizome is white with higher water content than the old one, while older rhizome’s color is yellowish white.

Application in food

seasoning for local food Jamu

Application in medical and pharmaceutical field

• where the mechanism is Central mechanism involving opioid receptors and peripheral mechanism involving cyclooxygenase pathway

analgesic and anti-

inflammatory

• using ethyl-trans-cinnamate, ethyl-p-methoxycinnamate active constituent

• the mechanism involves mode of delivery of constituents is partly through steam phase

nematicidal activity

Application in medical and pharmaceutical field

• where the possible mechanism of action is Destruction of ionic regulation in the anal gills

mosquito repellent and

larvicidal activity

• using total phenolic content and flavovoids including luteolin and apigenin

anti-oxidant activity

anti microbial activity

• where ethyl-p-methoxycinnamat acts as its active constituent

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