Bitter mountain kaempferia (Kaempferia rotunda)

苦山奈kǔ shān nàiKushannai

Kaempferia rotunda · Plant

Kaempferia rotunda
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Limited safety data; may have effects similar to other Kaempferia species; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Bitter mountain kaempferia for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Bitter mountain kaempferia does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit AntioxidantBenefit DigestiveBenefit Respiratory

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Kaempferia rotunda and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.

  • Benefit Antimicrobial3 records, 2 in people
  • Benefit Antioxidant3 records
  • Benefit Digestive0 records
  • Benefit Respiratory0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records