| [English Name] | Galanga Galangal Seed | |
| [Chinese Name] | 红豆蔻 | |
| [Pinying Name] | Hongdoukou | |
| [Latin Name] | Fructus Galangae | |
| [Genera] | Zingiberaceae | |
| [Efficacy] | wenliyao | |
| [Pictures] | Plant picture | Drug picture |
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| [Alias] | ||
| [Source] | Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd | |
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| [Ecology] | 1、It grows in valley、grass or forest. 2、It grows in hillside、wildness grass or bushes. |
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| [Pharmacological activities] |
1. The Acetoxychavicol Acetate, galanal A and B isolated from Alpinia galangal present the cytotoxic and antifungal activities[1,2]. 2. The powdered rhizome and its methanol and aqueous extracts of Alpinia galangal significantly lowered the blood glucose of diabetic rats induced by alloxan[3]. 3. The methanol extract of Alpinia galangal could inhibits the proliferation of ascites type sarcoma cells S180[4]. 4. The 1'-acetoxychavicol acetate (1) and 1'-acetoxyeugenol acetate (2) isolated from seeds of Alpinia galanga WILD exhibit potent anti-ulcer principles[5]. |
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| [Clinical trial] | Peptic ulcer: 22 cases patients were treated with a prescription (Bainiudan (Inula cappa) 40g, rudijinniu (zanthoxylum nitidum DC) 18g, hongdoukou (Galanga Galangal Seed) 10g, wuziegu (Cuttlebone) 10g, baiji (common bletilla pseudobulb) 10g, Yang Meigen (bayberry root) 6g, gancao (radix glycyrrhizae) 5g) 1 month as one course of treatment.Results showed that among the 22 cases, 20 cases pain improved significantly in 15 days, judged as effective; 2 cases recovered to normal in 4 cases hyperacidity; 2 cases of positive FOBT all turned negative; the healing rate of gastric ulcer was 93%, the recovery rate of duodenal ulcer was 52.7% [1] |
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| [Traditional usage] |
1. Toothache caused by wind-cold 2. Chronic tracheitis with sticky phlegm 3. Gastric pain (including chronic gastritis and neurogastrodynia ) 4. Gastric and duodenal ulcer |
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| [References] |
Pharmacological actions: [1]Janssen AM, Scheffer JJ. Acetoxychavicol Acetate, an Antifungal Component of Alpinia galangal. Planta Med. 1985,51(6):507-511. [2]Morita H, Itokawa H. Cytotoxic and antifungal diterpenes from the seeds of Alpinia galanga. Planta Med.1988,54(2):117-120. [3] Akhtar MS, Khan MA, Malik MT. Hypoglycaemic activity of Alpinia galanga rhizome and its extracts in rabbits. Fitoterapia. 2002,73(7-8):623-628. [4]Itokawa H, Morita H, Sumitomo T, et al, Takeya K. Antitumour principles from Alpinia galanga. Planta Med. 1987 Feb;53(1):32-33. [5]Mitsui S, Kobayashi S, Nagahori H, et al. Constituents from seeds of Alpinia galanga Wild, and their anti-ulcer activities. Chem Pharm Bull ( [1] Xiang Luqiong. Peptic ulcer treated with gastrointestinal balance agent. China＇s Naturopathy，2002，10（2）：39. |
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