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Familia:Zingiberaceae
Plant Description:
Kaempferia galanga including spare Zingiberaceae plants and plant species are classified as tubers that have a most tender flesh and not fibrous. Kaempferia galanga is a small herb that grows abundantly in the lowlands or mountains where the land is loose and not too much water. Kaempferia galanga rhizome has a specific aroma. Kaempferia galanga fruit flesh is white and brown outer skin. The number of strands of Kaempferia galanga leaves no more than 2-3 pages dealing with the composition. The flowers are arranged and a half sitting with a crown of flowers amounted to between 4 to 12 pieces, lip berwara violet flowers with white color is more dominant. Kaempferia galanga grow and develop in a particular season, ie in the rainy season. Kaempferia galanga can be grown in pots or in gardens that enough sunlight, not too wet and in the open.
Local Name:
Kencur (Indonesia, Java), Cikur (Sunda), Ceuko (Aceh); Kencor (Madura), Cekuh (Bali), Kencur, Sukung (Minahasa); Asauli, sauleh, soul, umpa (Ambon), Cekir (Sumba), Soku (Bima-NTB)
Use of Medicinal Plants Kaempferia galanga, Linn., To treat stomach inflammation, inflammation of the ears of children, influenza in infants; Cold, Headache, cough, blood Eliminate dirty; Diarrhea, Streamlining menstruation, Pegal eyes, sprains, fatigue.
1. Treating Stomach Inflammation
* Materials
Kaempferia galanga rhizome o 2 of your thumb.
* How to Use
o Kaempferia galanga peeled and chewed thoroughly while the water is swallowed, the waste is disposed. Then drink a glass of water, and repeated until healed.
2. Treating Child Ear Inflammation
* Materials
Kaempferia galanga rhizome o 2 of your thumb
o ½ nutmeg seed.
* How to mix ingredients
o Both materials are finely ground and 2 tablespoons warm water
* How to use
o smeared around the ear.
3. Treating Influenza in infants
* Materials
o 1 rhizome of Kaempferia galanga thumb
o 2 pieces of leaf cubeb (pepper caudate / Cubeb)
* How to mix ingredients
o Both materials are finely ground, then added a few tablespoons of warm water.
* How to use
o smeared around the nostrils.
4. Wind Treat Login
* Materials
o 1 rhizome of Kaempferia galanga thumb
o Salt to taste.
* How to Use
o Kaempferia galanga skinned until clean, then eaten with salt to taste,
o Drink 1 glass of water.
o Can be done 2 times a day.
5. Treating Headaches
* Materials
o Kaempferia galanga leaves 2-3 pieces
* How to mix ingredients
o Kaempferia galanga leaves until finely ground.
* How to use
o applied (as compress / pilis) on the forehead.
6. Treating Cough
* Recipes 1
o Material
+ 1 rhizome of Kaempferia galanga thumb
+ Salt to taste.
o How to mix ingredients
+ Kaempferia galanga grated, then add 1 cup of warm water, squeezed and filtered.
o How to use
+ Drink with added salt to taste.
* Recipe 2
o Material
+ 1 rhizome of Kaempferia galanga thumb.
o How to use
+ Kaempferia galanga skinned until clean and then chewed, swallowed water, the waste is disposed.
+ Conducted every morning regularly.
7. Treating Diarrhea
* Recipes 1
o Material
+ 2 rhizome of Kaempferia galanga thumb
+ Salt to taste.
o How to mix ingredients
+ Kaempferia galanga grated, then add 1 cup of warm water, squeezed and filtered.
o How to use
+ Drink with added salt to taste.
* Recipe 2
o Material
+ 2 rhizome of Kaempferia galanga thumb
+ Salt to taste.
o How to mix ingredients
+ Kaempferia galanga grated, then add salt to taste.
o How to use
+ Grated Kaempferia galanga applied to the abdomen as a powder.
Medicinal Plants Kaempferia galanga
8. Eliminate Dirty Blood
* Materials
o 4 rhizome of Kaempferia galanga thumb
o 2 Trengguli leaves (Cassia fistulla L)
o 2 seed dry Cloves
o Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill) to taste.
* How to mix ingredients
o All the ingredients are boiled together with 1 liter of water to boiling and then filtered.
* How to use
o Drink 2 times a day regularly.
9. Streamlining menstruation
* Materials
Kaempferia galanga rhizome o 2 of your thumb
o 1 leaves Trengguli (Cassia fistulla L)
o 1 seed fruit old Cloves
o Fennel ((Foeniculum vulgare Mill) to taste.
* How to mix ingredients
o Kaempferia galanga chopped, then mixed with other ingredients and boil together with 3 cups water to boil down to 2 cups, then filtered.
* How to use
o Drink 2 cups once a day.
10. Overcoming Eye Pegal
* Materials
o 1 piece of Kaempferia galanga rhizome
* How to make
o Kaempferia galanga rhizome split into 2 parts.
* How to use
o The surface is still wet is used to rub the eyelid.
11. Treat sprains
* Materials
Kaempferia galanga rhizome o 1
o Rice that has been soaked in water to taste
* How to mix ingredients
o Both materials are ground into powder and add water as needed.
* How to use
o smeared on the sprain as a powder.
12. Eliminates Tired
* Materials
o 1 of Kaempferia galanga rhizome
o 2 tablespoons rice is fried without oil (couple)
o 1 red chili pepper seeds.
* How to mix ingredients
o All the ingredients are boiled together with 2 cups water to boil down to 1 cup, and then filtered.
* How to use
o Taken all at once and repeated until healed.
o For males can be added with 1 slice of ginger and pepper powder to taste.
