Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | 高良姜 |
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| Formal name | 良姜 | |
| Japanese name | りょうきょう, Ryōkyō | |
| Vernacular name | Gaoliangjiang | |
| Latin name | Alpiniae Officinarum Rhizoma (JP), (CP) | |
| English name | Alpinia Officinarum Rhizome (JP), Lesser Galangal Rhizome (CP) | |
| Original plant name | Alpinia officinarum Hance | |
| Family name | Zingiberaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | rhizome |
| TMPW No. | 835 | |
Scientific information data base
| Common name | 良姜, Liangjiang, Alpiniae Officinarum RhizomaJP,CP, Alpiniae Officinarum RhizomeJP, Lesser Galangal RhizomeCP | |||||
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| Synonyms | 高良姜 (Gaoliangjiang) | |||||
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| Original plant name | Alpinia officinarum Hance | |||||
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| Family name | Zingiberaceae | |||||
| Used part | rhizome | |||||
| Official compendium | JP XIX, CP (2025 ed.) | |||||
| Clinical application | It is used as an aromatic stomachic, analgesic, and antiemetic for the treatment of stomachache caused by cold exposure, indigestion, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. | |||||
| Medical system | Traditional Chinese medicine | |||||
| Drug effect in traditional medicine | Traditional classification | Drugs for dispelling internal cold | ||||
| Beneficial effect | [Property and Flavor] Hot; pungent. [Meridian Tropism] Spleen and stomach meridians meridians. [Actions] To warm the stomach to check vomiting, dissipate cold and relieve pain. [Indications] Cold pain in the epigastrium and abdomen, vomiting caused by stomach cold, belching and acid regurgitation. | |||||
| Chemical constituent | Monoterpenoids (*C1): 1,8-Cineole (= Eucalyptol) Sesquiterpenoids (*C1): alpha-Cadinene Phenylpropanoids (*C1): Methyl cinnamate Flavones & Flavonols (*C1): Galangin, Kaempferid, Alpinin | |||||
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| Pharmacological effect | The aqueous extract exhibits antibacterial activity, inhibition of platelet aggregation, suppression of gastrointestinal motility, and anti-ulcer activity. The diethyl ether extract also exhibits anti-ulcer activity. (C2) | |||||
| DNA sequence | AB040213, AF192711, AF192712, AF192709,AF192710 | |||||
| Classical reference (Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao") |  ※Click this image to see the actual image | |||||
| Disease | Pain due to abdominal coldness, Lower abdominal pain, Nausea, Vomitting, Hiccup | |||||
| Formulation | Anchusan, Chokoshiteito, Ryokito | |||||
| References | JP: The 19th edition of the Japanese Pharmacopoeia. CP: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2025 edi. C1) The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 136-137. C2) Parter Shoyakugaku, p 356. | |||||
| Remarks | It is also used as a raw material for household medicines. | |||||
| Last renewal date | 2026/07/22 | |||||
