Kulanjan

Details:

Botanical Name : Alpinia galangal Wild Linn

Hindi Name : Kulanjan, Pan ki jar

English Name : Siamese Ginger

Arabic Name : Galangal

Parts Used :  Roots

Medicinal Uses / Benefits :

• Alpinia species show promise as anti-fungal, hypotensives, enhancers of sperm count and motality.
• Anti-tunor and anti-dementia effects have been observed in rodents.
• Used in dyspepsia, fevers, incontinence of urine and also advocated in diabetes mellitus and said to diminish quantity of urine.
• It is used to destroy bad smell in the mouth and from other parts of body.
• It is used to improve the voice in throat affections.