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Market name山奈
Formal name山奈
Japanese nameさんな, Sanna
Vernacular nameShannai
Latin nameKaempferiae Rhizoma (CP)
English nameGalanga Resurrectionlily Rhizome (CP)
Original plant nameKaempferia galanga L., Ban'ukon
Family nameZingiberaceae
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification rhizome
Collection informationJapan, Osaka Pref., Mikuni Shoten
Collection date1957/00/00
TMPW No.275

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Common name山奈, Shannai, Kaempferiae RhizomaCP, Galanga Resurrectionlily RhizomeCP
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Original plant nameKaempferia galanga Linn., (Ban'ukon)
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Family nameZingiberaceae
Used partrhizome
Quality for selectionThe ones that are white in color, thickened, and fresh are preferred (NI).
Official compendiumCP (2025 ed.)
Clinical applicationIt is employed as an aromatic stomachic for the treatment of chest and abdominal cold pain and vomiting and diarrhea associated with cold-dampness. It is also applied for toothache. Currently, it is used mainly as a fragrance material in incense sticks rather than as a medicinal agent.
Medical systemTraditional Chinese medicine
Drug effect in
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Traditional
classification
Aromatic drugs for resolving dampness
Beneficial effect[Property and Flavor] Warm; pungent.
[Meridian Tropism] Stomach meridian.
[Actions] To move qi and warm the middle energizer, promote digestion, and relieve pain.
[Indications] Distention and fullness in the chest, the hypochondrium and the diaphragm; cold pain in the epigastrium and abdomen, dyspepsia.
Chemical constituentFatty acids related compounds
(*C1):
Pentadecan

Monoterpenoids
(*C1):
Borneol, Eucalyptol

Phenylpropanoids
(*C1):
Cinnamic aldehyde, Ethyl cinnamate

Coumarins
(*C1):
Methyl-p-coumaric acid ethylester

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Pharmacological effectAntifungal (decoction: cutaneous Trichophyton).
DiseaseAbdominal pain, Stomachache, Dyspepsia, Diarrhea, Toothache
Formulationrarely used in formula
ReferencesCP: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2025 edi.
C1)The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 12.
RemarksIt is native of Vietnam.
Last renewal date2026/07/22