Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | 三奈 |
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| Formal name | 山奈 | |
| Japanese name | さんな, Sanna | |
| Vernacular name | Shannai | |
| Latin name | Kaempferiae Rhizoma (CP) | |
| English name | Galanga Resurrectionlily Rhizome (CP) | |
| Original plant name | Kaempferia galanga L., Ban'ukon | |
| Family name | Zingiberaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | rhizome |
| TMPW No. | 277 | |
Scientific information data base
| Common name | 山奈, Shannai, Kaempferiae RhizomaCP, Galanga Resurrectionlily RhizomeCP | |||||
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| Original plant name | Kaempferia galanga Linn., (Ban'ukon) | |||||
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| Family name | Zingiberaceae | |||||
| Used part | rhizome | |||||
| Quality for selection | The ones that are white in color, thickened, and fresh are preferred (NI). | |||||
| Official compendium | CP (2025 ed.) | |||||
| Clinical application | It 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 system | Traditional Chinese medicine | |||||
| Drug effect in traditional medicine | 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 constituent | Fatty 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 effect | Antifungal (decoction: cutaneous Trichophyton). | |||||
| Disease | Abdominal pain, Stomachache, Dyspepsia, Diarrhea, Toothache | |||||
| Formulation | rarely used in formula | |||||
| References | CP: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2025 edi. C1)The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 12. | |||||
| Remarks | It is native of Vietnam. | |||||
| Last renewal date | 2026/07/22 | |||||
