Non scientific name details for chinese galangal - Medicinal Plant Names Services

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Non-scientific name:

chinese galangal

2 Accepted name(s) for "chinese galangal":

Accepted name
Alpinia chinensis (Retz.) Roscoe
Alpinia officinarum Hance

2 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources:	Scientific names as used in medicinal source:	MPNS matched scientific names:	Accepted name:	Trade forms:	Plant parts:
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)	Alpinia chinensis (Retz.) Roscoe	Alpinia chinensis (Retz.) Roscoe	Alpinia chinensis (Retz.) Roscoe
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)	Alpinia chinensis (Retz.) Roscoe	Alpinia chinensis (Retz.) Roscoe	Alpinia chinensis (Retz.) Roscoe		rhizome
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)	Alpinia officinarum Hance	Alpinia officinarum Hance	Alpinia officinarum Hance		rhizome

7 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "chinese galangal":

Non-scientific names:	Class of name:	Medicinal sources:
chinese ginger	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
chinese-ginger	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
gao liang jiang	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
ginger lily	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
hua shan jiang	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
lesser galangal	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
lian jiang	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)