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| Species name | Species name# | Common name | Common Hindi name | Family | Ailment type | Medicinal use description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpinia allughas | Alpinia allughas | Tara | Tara (Bengali) | Zingiberaceae | The plant is used in Chinese folk medicine | |
| Alpinia calcarata | Alpinia calcarata | Snap Ginger, Cardamom ginger, Indian ginger | कुलंजन Kulanjan | Zingiberaceae | Pains and Inflammation | ''Alpinia calcarata'' is used atleast in Sri Lanka as a folk medicine for pain relief. Some studies from University of Colombo have tried to study the effect of ethanolic extracts and hot water extracts on reproductive competence and pain relief in rats. |
| Curcuma longa | Curcuma longa | Common Turmeric | हल्दी Haldi | Zingiberaceae | Infectious diseases Accidents Pains and Inflammation Common ailments Systemic disorders Organ-specific disorders Cancer | Although several studies have shown efficacy of using turmeric for many diseases, reliable scientific evidence is lacking for many conditions. The important active component is a polyphenol called Curcumin. It has been shown to have antioxidant, antibiotic, antitumor, antiamyloid, antiischemic and antiinflammatory properties. '''See molecular details more more specific mode of action'''. |
| Curcuma zedoaria | Curcuma zedoaria | White turmeric, Zedoary | जंगली हऴदी Jangli Haldi | Zingiberaceae | ||
| Elettaria cardamomum | Elettaria cardamomum | Cardamom, Green cardamom | इलाएची Elaichi | Zingiberaceae | Cardamom is used as an adjuvant to carminative drugs. It is officially recognised in British and US pharmacopoeias and used as an aromatic stimulant, carminative and flavouring agent. It can be used to ease cigarette addiction. Eating a few seeds of cardamom can safely be recommended to initially minimise the number if cigarettes being smoked, and slowly the smoker may give up the chronic addiction to chain smoking | |
| Zingiber officinale | Zingiber officinale | Garden ginger | अदरक Adrak | Zingiberaceae | Pains and Inflammation Organ-specific disorders Mental disorders Cancer | In Unani system of medicine the rhizomes are used in stomachic, aphrodisiac, tonic, expectorant, carminative. It also used in removal of pain due to cold and warms from the brain. Ginger is very useful in piles, rheumatism, headach, lumbago, pains. |
| Zingiber rubens | Zingiber rubens | Bengal Ginger | Zingiberaceae |
