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[[File:800px-Kaempferia galanga whole palnt.jpg|thumb|right|''Chandramoolika'', ''Kaempferia galanga'']]
'''Chandramoolika''', commonly known as '''kencur''', '''Kaempferia galanga''', '''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.
==Uses==
{{Uses|colds}}, {{Uses|bronchial complaints}}, {{Uses|dyspepsia}}, {{Uses|gastric complaints}}, {{Uses|headaches}}, {{Uses|sore throats}}, {{Uses|coughs}}, {{Uses|asthma}}, {{Uses|high blood pressure}}<ref name="Uses"/>
==How to plant/cultivate==
A plant of the moister tropics with a distinct dry season, it prefers a humid climate and a minimum temperature that seldom falls below about 18°c<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Here are some amazing medical benefits of '''Kaempferia galanga'''Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Open forest}}, {{Commonly seen|forest edges}}, {{Commonly seen|bamboo forest}}, {{Commonly seen|at elevations up to 1,000 metres}}
<references> <ref name="chemical composition">[http://gernot-katzers-spice-pages.com/engl/Kaem_gal.html "gernot katzer"]</ref><ref name= External Links "Leaf">[https://florafaunaweb.nparks.gov.sg/special-pages/plant-detail.aspx?id=2164 "flora n parks web"]</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Kaempferia+galanga "practical palnts"]</ref></references>
==External Links==*[http://www.vegetafruitflowersofindia.comnet/catalog/slides/Aromatic%20Ginger.html]* [https:/2014/10www.thealthbenefitsof.com/benefits-of-kaempferia-galanga-for.html Kaempferia galanga-Vegeta-fruitbenefits/]*[httpshttp://enentheology.wikipedia.orgcom/wikiplants/Kaempferia_galanga Kaempferia kaempferia-galanga-Wikipediagalanga/]*[http://www.flowersofindiaplantsjournal.netcom/archives/2016/catalogvol4issue3/slidesPartD/Aromatic%20Ginger4-3-8-414.html flowersofindiapdf]
[[Category:Herbs]]