Kaempferia Galanga (Proh Hom)

About Kaempferia Galanga (Proh Hom)

Kaempferia Galanga (Proh Hom) (Kaempferia galanga) is a herb used in the Thai Traditional Medicine tradition to help with Respiratory Issues, Digestive Issues, Headache, and Rheumatism. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.

Botanical background

Kaempferia galanga, commonly known as kencur, aromatic ginger, sand ginger, cutcherry, or resurrection lily, is a monocotyledonous plant in the ginger family, and one of four plants called galangal. It is found primarily in open areas in Indonesia, southern China, Taiwan, Cambodia, and India, but is also widely cultivated throughout Southeast Asia.

Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist

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