Details of Plants:Kaempferia rotunda

Plant details

Family: Zingiberaceae
Phytochemicals

(-)-6-acetylzeylenol
1-benzoyloxymethyl-1,6-epoxycyclohexan-2,3,4,5-tetrol
3-benzoyl-1-benzoyloxymethylcyclohexa-4,6-dien-2,3-diol
5, 7-dihydroxyflavanone
5-hydroxy-7-methoxyflavanone
7-hydroxy-5-methoxyflavanone
crotepoxide
NE-statewise availability

Meghalaya
Vernacular Name

Meghalaya: Ingsmoh
Ailments cured

Stomachache
Plant parts used and methods

Whole plant: Decoction taken orally
Plant References

Kayang. H; et al. Medicinal Plants of Khasi Hills of Meghalaya, India, Bioprospecting & Ethnopharmacology, 1, 75-80, 2005.

Phytochemical References

Kumar, A; Kumar, N, S; Antimicrobial activity and phytochemical analysis of Kaempferia rotunda L. rhizomes. Der Pharm Lett 7: 389-395, 2015.