black galingale

Names

Common Names

• black galingale

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Kaempferia rubromarginata
• Stahlianthus rubromarginatus

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, falling under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. Within the order Zingiberales, it is classified under the family Zingiberaceae. Ultimately, its taxonomic identity is defined by the genus Kaempferia, specifically the species parviflora.

Distribution

This plant is native to several distinct regions across Southern and Southeast Asia. Within the Indian Subcontinent, its presence has been documented in Bangladesh. Moving into the Indo-China region, it can be found growing in Cambodia. Its distribution also extends to the country of Myanmar. Finally, this medicinal species is commonly located throughout Thailand.

Plant Parts

Chemicals

Kaempferia parviflora has 30 reported phytochemicals identified across 12 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include 5,7-Dimethoxyflavone, 3,5,7-Trimethoxyflavone, 5-Hydroxy-7-methoxyflavone, Flavonoids, 3,7-Dimethoxy-5-hydroxyflavone.

5,7-Dimethoxyflavone

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology
2. Die Pharmazie
3. Journal of advanced pharmaceutical technology & research
4. PloS one
5. Chemistry & biodiversity

3,5,7-Trimethoxyflavone

1. International journal of molecular sciences
2. Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)
3. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
4. Chemistry & biodiversity

5-Hydroxy-7-methoxyflavone

1. Die Pharmazie
2. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
3. Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)

Flavonoids

1. Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands)
2. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
3. Chemistry & biodiversity

3,7-Dimethoxy-5-hydroxyflavone

1. Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)
2. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

5,7,4'-Trimethoxyflavone

1. International journal of molecular sciences
2. MedComm

5-hydroxy-3,7,3',4'-tetramethoxyflavone

1. Phytotherapy research : PTR
2. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

CAMPHENE

1. Journal of advanced pharmaceutical technology & research
2. Scientific reports

Linalool

1. Journal of advanced pharmaceutical technology & research
2. Scientific reports

3,4',5,7-tetramethoxyflavone

1. Chemistry & biodiversity

Activities

Kaempferia parviflora has 4 reported activities identified across 12 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antioxidant, Antifungal, Antibacterial, Antimalarial.

Most Reported Activities

Medicinal Uses

Kaempferia parviflora has 22 reported medicinal uses identified across 12 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported uses include oxidative stress, Alzheimer disease, H5N1 virus, abscesses, acne.

Most Reported Uses

Preparations