kaempferia

A similar finding was also revealed previously for Zingiber cassumunar and Kaempferia rotunda.

Kencur Aromatic Galangal (Kaempferia galanga)

The spice used in South Eastern Asia which often goes by the name of "Lesser Galangal" is actually Kaempferia galanga.

In common usage, however, the term is also applied to Kaempferia galanga, an almost stemless plant that develops its few short-lived leaves and the flower at ground level.

Two major aromatic compounds found in Kaempferia galanga, ethyl p-methoxycinnamate and ethyl cinnamate had sedative effects on mice when inhaled.

In Sarawak, Hodgsonia oil is used to anoint the bodies of mothers after childbirth; it also forms the base of embrocations carrying ashes from the leaves of coconut palm and Kaempferia.

Other recorded foodplants are Eugenia, Elettaria (including Elettaria cardomomum) and Kaempferia species (including Kaempferia pandurata).