Alpinia calcarata Family: Zingiberaceae

Common names: Snap Ginger, Cardamon ginger, Indian ginger
Hindi: कुलंजन Kulanjan
Malayalam: Aratta
Kannada: Chikkadumparaasme; Oriya: Toroni
Sanskrit: Rasna, सुगंधमूल Sugandhamoola, Kulanjana
Sinhalese: Heen aratta
Tamil: Allan
आमनाम: स्नैप अदरक, इलायची अदरक, भारतीय अदरक
हिंदी: कुलंजन कुलानंजन
मलयालम: अरटा
कन्नड़: चिक्कडुपारासामे; उड़िया: टोरोनी
संस्कृत: रसना, सुगंधमुल सुगंधमूल, कुलंजाना
सिंहली: हेन अरटा
तमिल: एलन
సాధారణ పేర్లు: స్నాప్ అల్లం, కార్డమోన్ అల్లం, ఇండియన్ అల్లం
హిందీ: कुलंजन కులన్జన్
మలయాళం: అరట్ట
కన్నడ: చిక్కదుంపరాస్మా; ఒరియా: టోరోని
సంస్కృతం: రస్న, సగుల్గూర్ సుగంధమూలా, కులన్జన
సింహళీస్: హేన్ అరట్ట
తమిళ్: అలన్

பொதுவான பெயர்கள்: இஞ்சி, இஞ்சி இஞ்சி, இஞ்சி இஞ்சி
இந்தி: कुलंजन குலஞ்சன்

மலையாளம்: ஆரத்
கன்னடம்: சிக்கதம்பராசாஸ்; ஒரியா: டோரோனி
சமஸ்கிருதம்: ரஸ்னா, ஸுகன்டூம்யூ சுகந்தாஹூலா, குலஞ்சனா
சிங்களவர்கள்: ஹேய்ன ஆரட்டா
தமிழ்: ஆலன்
Alpinia calcarata Roscoe - Pharmacognosy Reviews
www.phcogrev.com/article.asp?issn=0973-7847;year=2015;volume=9;...
Alpinia calcarata Roscoe rhizomes are often used in Sri Lankan traditional medicines as a remedy for bronchitis, cough, respiratory ailments, diabetics, asthma and arthritis. Generally the anti-arthritic drugs have anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive properties.

Alpinia calcarata Roscoe: A potential ... - NCBI - NIH
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4441163/
This article provides a comprehensive review of its ethnomedical uses, chemical constituents and the pharmacological profile as a medicinal plant. Particular attention has been given to the pharmacological effects of the essential oil of Alpinia calcarata in this review so that the potential useof this plant either in ...

Alpinia calcarata - Biodiversity of India: A Wiki Resource for Indian ...
www.biodiversityofindia.org/index.php?title=Alpinia_calcarata
Alpinia calcarata leaves and flowers. Image from Botanical Gardens at Maui, Hawaii. Species name: Alpinia calcarata. Alpinia calcarata or Snap Ginger is a plant native to India. It is less common in other parts of the world. Its mainly grown as an ornamental plant. Click here to see all Semantic Properties ...
ALPINIA: Uses, Side Effects, Interactions and Warnings - WebMD
https://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-276-ALPINIA.aspx
Other Names: Alpinia officinarum, Alpinie, Catarrh Root, China Root, Chinese Ginger, Colic Root, East India Catarrh Root, East India Root, Galanga, Galanga Camphré, Galanga Minceur, Galangal, Galangal Officinal, Galangal Root, Galgant, Gao Liang, Gao Liang J... See All NamesAlpiniaofficinarum, Alpinie, Catarrh Root ...
ALPINIA CALCARATA Rosc. - Medicinal Plants of Bangladesh
www.mpbd.info/plants/alpinia-calcarata.php
A rhizomatous herb with 60-120 cm high leafy stem. Learn more about the ALPINIA CALCARATARosc. ... burning of the liver, tubercular glands. It is also used in bronchitis and dyspepsia. Rhizome decoction exhibited anti-inflammatory properties on carrageenin-induced hind paw oedema in rats (Asolkar et al., 1992).
Alpinia calcarata Roscoe: A potential ... - Academia.edu
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This article provides a comprehensive review of its ethnomedical uses, chemical constituents and the pharmacological proile as a medicinal plant. Particular attention has been given to the pharmacological effects of the essential oil of Alpinia calcarata in this review so that the potential use of this plant either in ...
[PDF]alpinia calcarata - Thakshana e-Library - National Science Foundation
thakshana.nsf.ac.lk/slstic/NA-377/NA377.pdf
Cross section of Alpinia calcarata root (stained with safranine (10x10)) l.Cork 2. Endodermis 3. Pericycle 4. Xyiem 5. Phloem 6. Sclerenchymacells. 7. Pith. Powder analysis. Part analyzed - Rhizome. Organoleptic properties. Colour - Light brown. Odour - Aromatic. Taste - Bitter aromatic taste.
Galangal Root Uses, Health Benefits and Side Effects
https://www.herbal-supplement-resource.com/galangal.html
Health Benefits and Side Effects of Galangal Root (Alpinia officinarum) and Its Modern and TraditionalUses in Herbal Medicine.
Therapeutic value of the genus Alpinia, Zingiberaceae - SciELO
www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-695X2011000100031
Many species of the genus Alpinia provide a variety of medicinal properties, such as,Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) Burtt et Smith and A. .... The presence of flavonoids in rhizomes of A.calcarata, especially the labdane diterpene type, is widely distributed among Zingiberaceae (Hema & Nair, 2009). Another