Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences Journal of Herbmed Pharmacology 2345-5004 10 3 2021 07 03 Medicinal importance of Kaempferia galanga L. (Zingiberaceae): A comprehensive review 281 288 10.34172/jhp.2021.32 EN Aswin Rafif Khairullah https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9421-9342 Tridiganita Intan Solikhah https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8434-6273 Arif Nur Muhammad Ansori https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1279-3904 Ristag Hamida Hanisia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8127-1248 Gavrila Amadea Puspitarani https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8826-5606 Amaq Fadholly https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2064-8552 Sancaka Cashyer Ramandinianto https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4940-4917 Journal Article 10.34172/jhp.2021.32 2021 02 04 2021 03 26 Kaempferia galanga included in the Zingiberaceae family is one of the potential medicinal plants with aromatic rhizome. In traditional medicine in Asian countries, this plant is widely used by local practitioners. This plant is widely cultivated in most Southeast Asian countries such as Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia. Ethyl-para-methoxycinnamate and ethyl-cinnamate are found as the main compounds in hexane, dichloromethane, and methanol extracts of K. galanga. This plant is traditionally used as an expectorant, stimulant, diuretic, carminative, and antipyretic remedy. In addition, K. galanga is used for treatment of diabetes, hypertension, cough, asthma, joint fractures, rheumatism, urticaria, vertigo, and intestinal injuries. Therefore, this study aimed to give a sneak peek view on galangal’s ethnobotany, toxicology, pharmacology, and phytochemistry.