Kaempferia parviflora
Dublin Core
Title
Kaempferia parviflora
Subject
Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Zingiberales Family: Zingiberaceae Genus: Kaempferia Species: parviflora Wall. ex Baker
Description
Characteristics
A low growing, understory plant which has short fleshy rhizomes dark purple in colour, tuberous roots, leaves erect or apprised to the soil and inconspicuous flowers usually white with violet labellum
A low growing, understory plant which has short fleshy rhizomes dark purple in colour, tuberous roots, leaves erect or apprised to the soil and inconspicuous flowers usually white with violet labellum
Uses
The rhizomes of Kaempferia parviflora (KP) (Zingiberaceae) have been used in Thai traditional medicine for health promotion and for the treatment of digestive disorders and gastric ulcer.
The rhizomes of Kaempferia parviflora (KP) (Zingiberaceae) have been used in Thai traditional medicine for health promotion and for the treatment of digestive disorders and gastric ulcer.
Distribution
K. parviflora is a medicinal plant that can be found in tropical areas such as Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo Island, and Thailand
K. parviflora is a medicinal plant that can be found in tropical areas such as Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo Island, and Thailand
IUCN Category List
DD- Data Deficient
DD- Data Deficient
Source
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/263772758_Morphological_description_for_Kunyit_Hitam_Kaempferia_parviflora_and_breaking_bud_dormancy_with_BAP_and_Ethephon_treatment#:~:text=Noted%20for%20its%20showy%20foliage,usually%20white%20with%20violet%20labellum
- https://globinmed.com/research_publication/kaempferia-parviflora-ethanolic-extract-promoted-nitric-oxide-production-in-human-umbilical-vein-endothelial-cells/
Date
3 May 2023
Contributor
Fatin Azwa Binti Samuri
Collection
Citation
“Kaempferia parviflora,” BIDARA, accessed February 4, 2026, https://bidara.uthm.edu.my/items/show/967.