Accession #: 201900116
Accession Date: 2019-07-10
Common name: Greater Galangal
Family: Zingiberaceae
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Country of Origin: S. China to W. & C. Malesia
Description: Aromatic perennial herb over 2 m high. Leaves large, oblong-lanceolate. Petiole short, pubescent. Ligule entire, hairy. Inflorescence terminal, 25-30 cm long, peduncle densely pubescent. Bracts membranous and deciduous. Flower pedicellate, calyx cylindrical, greenish-white. Labellum ungiculate in the lower half, white with a few oblique lilac lines on either side of the midrib. Anther thecae light green to yellow. Epigynous glands irregularly lobed with rounded apices. Ovary ellipsoid. Fruit globose, seeds few.3
Uses: The rhizomes are bitter, acrid, thermogenic, aromatic, nervine tonic, stimulant, revulsive, carminative, stomachic, disinfectant, aphrodisiac, expectorant, broncho-dilator, antifungal, febrifuge, anti-inflammatory and tonic. The rhizome is stimulant, carminative and laxative and is useful in flatulence, dyspepsia, vomiting and sickness of the stomach.<sup>3</sup>
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Source: Kress Collection, SI#2002079
Provenance:
Kress# 02-7084 Kress, W. J., Thet Htun, Bordelon, M., Sein Tun Myanmar: Kachin State: Moe Hnyin Township NE corner of Indawgyi Lake, 2 miles east of Lake. 25.1808, 96.4058 27-FEB-2002 living only; common name: Padegaw; deposited: US herb; Shoots to 1.2 m, leaves green, pubescent below with red bases; rhizome with strong odor.
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