Plant Details

Accepted name:

Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd. [Zingiberaceae]

Source of taxonomy and confidence:

World Checklist ( )

Information about this plant:

Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
adkham	Other	Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants of UAE (2005)
akkulati	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
anaivacampu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
anandam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
anantatam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
araddai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
aratta	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
arattai	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008)
aratti	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
ardubam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
arduban	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
arppatumam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
arttupam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
arttuvam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
artupam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
aruna	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
atitipam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
attumam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
atumam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
badi khulanjan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bara-kalijan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bara-kulanjan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
barakalijan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
barakolinjan	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
barakulanjan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
barakulinjan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bekh-e-khulanjan	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
big galangal	Other	Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants of UAE (2005)
cakunam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
calanga	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
canna rastakam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
caramarutam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cattiratci	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cattiratti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cencaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cerukkampam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chitta-ratta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ciffaratta	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
cikamatakikam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cikamatam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cirenki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
citakampam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cittaratta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
curacam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
curatakku	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
curatakkutam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
da gao liang jiang	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
dhoomraasmi	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008)
dhumala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dhumarasmi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dhumparastma	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
doddadumprashme	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
doddarasagadde	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008)
doopparaasme	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dumbaraasme	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dumbarasme	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
dumbraashta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dumpa rasme	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dumpa-rasmi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dumparaashtrakamu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dumparaasme	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dumparaastramu	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008)
dumparashtrakamu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
dumparastma	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dumrashta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
elaparani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
elaparni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
erarattai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
fructus galangae	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
galanga	Other	Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants of UAE (2005) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Kräuter Gewürze und Heilpflanzen (Bremness, 1994) Les Plantes Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
galanga de l'inde	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
galanga galangal fruit	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
galanga grand	Other	Les Plantes Arom. et Med. (Bremness, 1996)
galanga mayor	Other	Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983)
galangae fructus	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
galangal	Other	Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants of UAE (2005) Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 1. (1999)
galangal major	Other	Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants of UAE (2005)
galangal, greater	Other	Encyclopedia of Herb. Medicine (Bartram, 1995) Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983) The Plant-Book (Mabberley, 1996)
galangat	Other	Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants of UAE (2005)
galengale	Other	Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants of UAE (2005)
galgant	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
galgant, grosser	Other	Kräuter Gewürze und Heilpflanzen (Bremness, 1994)
galingale	Other	Survey of Trad. Drugs Sold in Jordan (Lev, 2002) Trad. Drugs in Israel at End C20th (Lev & Amar, 2000)
gandhamoola	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gandhamula	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gandhavaruni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
garengal	Other	Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants of UAE (2005) GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
golongan	Other	Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants of UAE (2005)
gorengal	Other	Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants of UAE (2005)
grand galanga	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
grande	Other	Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants of UAE (2005)
greater galanga	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
greater galangal	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants of UAE (2005) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Medicinal plants in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
hong dou kou	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
hongdoukou	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
iracanacikam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
iracanakikam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
iracina	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
iratanai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
irattarenu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
java galanga	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
java galangal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Medicinal plants in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008)
javagalangal	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
kachoram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kachoramu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
kacoramu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kandanaguliyam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kantanakuliyam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kapidruma	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
katiyastakam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kattiratci	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kentacamakan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kentakanarani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kholanjān	Other	Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
kholongan	Other	Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants of UAE (2005)
khowlanjan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khulanjaana	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
khulanjan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
khulanjan kabeer	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khulanjan nim kofta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khulanjan-e-kabir	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khulanjane-kabir	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khulanjane-qasbi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khulanjanekabir	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khulanjaneqasbi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khurduwara	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khusrave-darue-kalan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khusrave-durue-kalan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khusravedruekalan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khusrodaru	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
khusrodaru-e-kalan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kolangbi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kolinjan	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008)
koraja	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kosht kulinjan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kosht-kulinjan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
koshta kulinjan	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008)
koshtakulinjan	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
koshtkulinjan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kottakarai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kulanajn	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kulancam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kulangana	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kulanja	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kulanjan	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
kulanjana	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
kulañjana (rhizome)	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
kulimjan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kulin-jana	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kulinjan	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
kulinjan jaanu	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008)
kulinjana	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kulinlan	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008)
kulnjan	Other	Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants of UAE (2005)
kurachi vach	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008)
languas	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
languas rhizome	Other	Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 1. (1999)
lengkuas	Other	Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 1. (1999)
mahabaravach	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mahabharavacha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mahabhari vaca	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008)
mahabharivaca	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mahābharī vacā	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
malaya vaca	Other	Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008)
malaya vacā	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
malayavaca	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mitintarattai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mitintu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mothe kolanjan	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008)
mulatiracam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mutical	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nakuli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
narayanam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
natanatam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
oramrundu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ormaruntu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
patala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pavanam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pedda-dhumpa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pedda-dumpa-rashtrakam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
peddadumparaashtrakmu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
peddadumparashtrakamu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
peddadumparsh trokamu	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
pera-ratta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pera-rattai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
peraraddai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
perarathai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
perarathi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
peraratta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
perarattai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
perasatta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
perearetei	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
periareta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pertta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pura tallai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
purantam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
purusha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
putakani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pērarattai (rhizome)	Other	Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008)
raasmi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
raeshime gadde	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
raktapushpa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rash-trakam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rasmi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rasmini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rasna	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rasna (south)	Other	Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008)
rasnamool	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
rhizoma alpiniae galangae	Pharmaceutical	Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 1. (1999)
rāsnā	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
saphed-panaki-jhad	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sattiradji	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
siamese galanga	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
siamese galangal	Other	Medicinal plants in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990)
siamese ginger	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Medicinal plants in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990)
siamese-ginger	Other	Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants of UAE (2005) GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
siamesische ingwerlilie	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
sittarattai	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
sthulagranthi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sthūlagranthiḥ	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
stor galangarot	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
sugandam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sugandha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sugandhamula	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008)
sugandhamūla	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
sugandhavaachi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sugandhavacha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sugandhavachi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sugandhavaci	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sugandhayoga	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
suganghda bach	Other	Medicinal Plant Marketing in Bangladesh (Dixie et al., 2003)
sughandavachi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
the greater galangal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
thumbrashtagam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tikshnamula	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tiritosavatakacakkini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tittikam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tittipam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tittiram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tumbarattagam	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
tummarastakam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tumparastakam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tumparattakam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tumparattam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tumpurastakam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tumpurattakam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tumpurattam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tumras takam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
turani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
uttamam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vamanaci	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
خولنجان	Other	Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
fruit	fruit	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
Rhizomes		Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants of UAE (2005)
rhizome		Les Plantes Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
Root		Survey of Trad. Drugs Sold in Jordan (Lev, 2002)
Root		Trad. Drugs in Israel at End C20th (Lev & Amar, 2000)
Rhizome		Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Leaves		Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rhizomes		Medicinal plants in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990)
fruit		Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
fruit	fruit	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
rhizome	dried rhizome	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
rhizome	dried rhizomes	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
Root (Rhizome)		Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
rhizome		Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 1. (1999)
rhizome	dried rhizome	Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 20 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

synonym
Alpinia pyramidata Blume Enum. Pl. Javae: 58 (1827).
Galanga major Garsault Fig. Pl. Méd.: t. 16 a (1764), opus utique oppr.
Languas galanga (L.) Stuntz Bull. Bur. Pl. Industr. U.S.D.A. 261: 21 (1912).
Maranta galanga L. Sp. Pl. ed. 2: 3 (1762).
Alpinia alba (Retz.) Roscoe Trans. Linn. Soc. London 8: 346 (1807).
Alpinia bifida Warb. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 13: 275 (1891).
Alpinia carnea Griff. Not. Pl. Asiat. 3: 420 (1851).
Alpinia galanga var. pyramidata (Blume) K.Schum. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 275 (1899).
Alpinia rheedei Wight Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 6: 19 (1853).
Alpinia viridiflora Griff. Not. Pl. Asiat. 3: 423 (1851).
Amomum galanga (L.) Lour. Fl. Cochinch.: 5 (1790).
Amomum medium Lour. Fl. Cochinch.: 4 (1790).
Galanga officinalis Salisb. Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 281 (1812).
Hellenia alba (Retz.) Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 1: 5 (1797).
Heritiera alba Retz. Observ. Bot. 6: 17 (1791).
Languas pyramidata (Blume) Merr. Enum. Philipp. Fl. Pl. 1: 233 (1923).
Languas vulgare J.Koenig in A.J.Retzius, Observ. Bot. 3: 64 (1783).
Zingiber galanga (L.) Stokes Bot. Mat. Med. 1: 72 (1812).
Zingiber medium Stokes Bot. Mat. Med. 1: 72 (1812).
Zingiber sylvestre Gaertn. Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 34 (1788).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Alpinia galanga	Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Medicinal Plant Marketing in Bangladesh (Dixie et al., 2003) Substances in Medicines, Australia (TGA, 2007) Survey of Trad. Drugs Sold in Jordan (Lev, 2002) Trad. Drugs in Israel at End C20th (Lev & Amar, 2000)
Alpinia galanga (L.) Sw.	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Alpinia galanga (L.) Swartz	Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Alpinia galanga (L.) Will.	Les Plantes Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd.	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Encyclopedia of Herb. Medicine (Bartram, 1995) GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Kräuter Gewürze und Heilpflanzen (Bremness, 1994) Les Plantes Arom. et Med. (Bremness, 1996) Med. & Pois. Pl. 2 (Valkenburg et al., 1999) Medicinal plants in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990) Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983) The Plant-Book (Mabberley, 1996) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Alpinia galanga (L.) Willdenow	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Alpinia galanga (Linn.) Sw.	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
Alpinia galanga Willd.	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (2015) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008)
Alpinia galangal	Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Alpinia galangal (L.) Sw	Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants of UAE (2005)
Alpinia pyramidata	Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Galanga major	Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Languas galanga	Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Languas galanga (L.) Stuntz.	Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 1. (1999)
Maranta galanga L.	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)

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