Herb in Thai notifiable formulas
Curcuma Comosa Rhizome
ว่านชักมดลูก · Wan Chak Motluk
Curcuma comosa Roxb.
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- Part used
- rhizome
- Crude drug
- Curcumae Comosae Rhizoma
- In the announcement
- Used in 1 notifiable formula
Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia (THP)
Constituents and quality criteria of Curcuma Comosa Rhizome
Summarised from the Curcuma Comosa Rhizome monograph of the Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Department of Medical Sciences, the standard used to test the dried rhizome.
The pharmacopoeia sets no minimum marker content for this herb. Use the raw material quality criteria below for acceptance testing.
Constituents
Curcuma Comosa Rhizome contains diarylheptanoids (e.g., (6 E )-1,7-diphenylhept-6-en-3-ol, (4 E ,6 E )-1,7-diphenylhepta-4,6-dien-3-ol). It also contains sterols, a volatile oil, etc.
Raw material quality criteria
| Foreign matter | Not more than 2.0% w/w |
| Loss on drying | Not more than 11.0% w/w |
| Total ash | Not more than 10.0% w/w |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 3.0% w/w |
| Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 14.0% w/w |
| Ethanol-soluble extractive | Not less than 8.0% w/w |
Storage: Curcuma Comosa Rhizome shall be kept in well-closed containers, protected from light, and stored in a cool and dry place.
Source: Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Department of Medical Sciences (online edition, accessed 21 October 2026)Read the full THP monograph
Formulas using Curcuma Comosa Rhizome
1 formula containing Curcuma Comosa Rhizome
Select a formula to see its ingredients and indications. Formula names and indications are a reference translation; the Thai announcement is the legal text.
Development potential
Develop Curcuma Comosa Rhizome into a product with the TIBD group
In notifiable formulas1 formulaused in multi-herb formulas
THP raw-material criteria6 testsfor acceptance testing before production
Marker with a minimum contentNot setquality is checked with the raw-material criteria
Testing in the groupVISBIOCurcuminoids in Curcuma comosa testing
Three ways forward 1Notify a listed formula2Adapt it through detailed notification3Develop a Category B herbal medicine or Category C health productSee the development pathway
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Curcuminoids in Curcuma comosa testing
Analytical testing of Curcuma Comosa Rhizome raw materials and products by VISBIO, the laboratory in our group.
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