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[English Name]	Galanga Resurrectionlily Rhizome
[Chinese Name]	沙姜
[Pinying Name]	Shajiang
[Latin Name]	Kaempferiae Rhizoma
[Genera]	Zingiberaceae
[Efficacy]	wenliyao
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[Ecology]	It resistants to drought and barren,but is afraid of water logging.
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[Pharmacological activities]	1. Anticancer: Methoxy ethyl cinnamate show cytotoxic on Hela cell[1]. Volatile oil show cytotoxic on gastic cancer cells[2]. 2.Effect on Enzymatic Activity: Methoxy ethyl cinnamate can inhibit monoamine oxidase[3]. Kaempferide can active tyrosinase[4]. 3. Immune Enhancement: Methoxycinnamic hexylester can inhibit human peripheral blood lymphocyte transformation[5]. 4. Effect on Intestines Smooth Muscle: Water extract and volatile oil can adjust enriettii intestinal canal[6]. 5. Inhibit Blood Platelets: Kaempferol show dose-effect relationship anti platelet activating factor[7]. 6.Other Effects: Water extract can inhibit pathomycete such as beta fungus and kill belascaris marginata larva[8,10]. Kaempferol show antiphlogosis, antioxidant and protect cardiovascular activity[9,11].
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[References]	Pharmacologic Actions: [1] Kosuge T.Chem Phamt Bull,1985,33(12):5565. [2] Liu Yanfang, Wei Pinkang. Chinese Clinical Oncology, 2005,10(5):486. [3] Nom T.Chem pharm Bull,1983,31(8):2708. [4] Tan Cheng, Zhu Wenyuan, Lu Yan. Journal of Clinical Dermatology, 2006,35(5):275. [5] Liu Hua, Wu Fenfen, Jiang Yun, et al. Journal of Southeast University(Medical Science Edition), 1997,16(1): 25. [6] Pharmacognosy of Nanjing College of Pharmacy Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica, 1966,13(2):96. [7] Zang Baoxia, Jin Ming, Wu Wei, et al. China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica, 2004.29(8):789. [8] The New Jiangsu School of Medicine. Grand Dictionary of Chinese Medicine(the first volume), Shanghai: Shanghai Science & Technology Press, 1977:168． [9] Journals of Pharmacology and Toxicology(Russia), 1969,32(4):438. [10]Kiuchi F.Chern Pharm Bull,1988,36(1):42. [11] Liu Xiaohui, Zhu Kunpeng. World Phytomedicines, 2006,21(6):259.