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Kaempferia Galanga is a species of genus 7,ingiberaoeae, |
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Sunday, 02 July 2006 |
Herbal Cure for Coughs & washing the hairs
uk.----Vilati Kaehu, Tam,----Kachholakilangu, Can, & lon.----Kaehhar. Ma l.----Kaehhuram, Ben,----Chandumula; Jumula. Ouz. & Mah.----Kapurkachri) growing abundantly in gardens in the southern parts of India. The tubers are s bimulanb and expectorant; they are used as a masticatory
with betel leaves and arecanut. The tubers are used generally in perfumery. They are attached to the necklaces for their perfume and also placed in the clothes. Leaves are also used as a perfume in washing the hairs. Medicinally the tubers reduced to powder and mixed with honey are given with much benefit in coughs and pectoral affections. The oil in which they are boiled, or the tubers boiled in oil are used in applying to remove obstructions in the nasal organs. The tubers contain an alkaloid, starch, gum, fatty matter with a fragrant liquid oil and a solid white crystalline substance and mineral matter. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 02 July 2006 )
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