Piano-shaped Concave Ginger (Kaempferia pandurata)

琴状凹唇姜qín zhuàng āo chún jiāngQinzhuangaochunjiang

Kaempferia pandurata · Plant

Kaempferia, standing in for Kaempferia pandurata
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With studies in people

Cautions

Limited safety data; likely has effects similar to other Kaempferia species; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Piano-shaped Concave Ginger for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Piano-shaped Concave Ginger 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 pandurata 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.

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