Herb in Thai notifiable formulas
Fingerroot
กระชาย · Krachai
Boesenbergia rotunda (L.) Mansf.
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- Part used
- root and rhizome
- Crude drug
- Boesenbergiae Rotundae Radix et Rhizoma
- In the announcement
- Used in 23 notifiable formulas (6 as capsules)
Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia (THP)
Constituents and quality criteria of Fingerroot
Summarised from the Fingerroot monograph of the Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Department of Medical Sciences, the standard used to test the dried root and rhizome.
Marker with a minimum content set by the pharmacopoeiaPinostrobin (anhydrous basis)
CriterionNot less than 2.0% w/w
Constituents
Fingerroot contains chalcones (e.g., boesenbergin A, panduratin A) and other flavonoids (e.g., pinocembrin, pinostrobin). It also contains polyphenols and a volatile oil, of which camphor, 1,8-cineole and geraniol are its major constituents, etc.
Raw material quality criteria
| Foreign matter | Not more than 2.0% w/w |
| Total ash | Not more than 8.0% w/w |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 2.0% w/w |
| Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 12.0% w/w |
| Ethanol-soluble extractive | Not less than 8.0% w/w |
| Volatile oil | Not less than 1.5% v/w |
Storage: Fingerroot shall be kept in well-closed containers, preferably of metal or glass, 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 Fingerroot
23 formulas containing Fingerroot
Select a formula to see its ingredients and indications. Formula names and indications are a reference translation; the Thai announcement is the legal text.
- Ya Prasa Kanphlu Clove formula for stomach ache and indigestionRelieves abdominal pain, abdominal colic/flatulent discomfort, and fullness and distension from indigestion due to disordered elements (that)
- Ya Lueat Ngam Women's blood formula for menstrual painRelieves menstrual pain, helps menstruation come normally, relieves mutakit (abnormal vaginal discharge)
- Ya Phasom Phet Sangkhat Formula 2 Cissus quadrangularis formula for hemorrhoids, Formula 2Relieves symptoms of hemorrhoids
- Ya Kasai Sen Formula for body aches and back painRelieves body aches and pains, back pain and lower back pain
- Trikanlaphit Three-herb formula for element balance and windHelps balance the elements (that) and helps relieve flatulence (carminative)
- Tamrap Samunphrai Bamrung Rang Kai Formula 4 Herbal body tonic, Formula 4Nourishes the body (body tonic); helps increase appetite
- Krachai FingerrootHelps reduce symptoms caused by indigestion
- Ya Hom Thipphaosot Divine-remedy fragrant formula for dizzinessRelieves dizziness due to wind (lom wing wian)
- Ya Prasa Kanphlu Clove formula for stomach ache and indigestionRelieves abdominal pain, abdominal colic/flatulent discomfort, and fullness and distension from indigestion due to disordered elements (that)
- Ya Lueat Ngam Women's blood formula for menstrual painRelieves menstrual pain, helps menstruation come normally, relieves mutakit (abnormal vaginal discharge)
- Ya Kasai Sen Formula for body aches and back painRelieves body aches and pains, back pain and lower back pain
- Ya Kasai Sen Formula for body aches and back painRelieves body aches and pains, back pain and lower back pain
- Ya Tha Phra Sen Topical formula for aches and sprainsRelieves aches and pains, sprains and strains (sold only at licensed premises)
- Ya Tha Phra Sen Topical formula for aches and sprainsRelieves aches and pains (general-sale herbal product)
- Ya Tha Phra Sen Topical formula for aches and sprainsRelieves aches and pains
- Ya Tha Phra Sen Topical formula for aches and sprainsRelieves aches and pains (general-sale herbal product)
- Trikanlaphit Three-herb formula for element balance and windHelps balance the elements (that) and helps relieve flatulence (carminative)
- Trikanlaphit Three-herb formula for element balance and windHelps balance the elements (that) and helps relieve flatulence (carminative)
- Tamrap Samunphrai Bamrung Rang Kai Formula 3 Herbal body tonic, Formula 3Helps nourish the body (body tonic)
- Tamrap Samunphrai Bamrung Rang Kai Formula 3 Herbal body tonic, Formula 3Nourishes the body (body tonic)
- Tamrap Samunphrai Bamrung Rang Kai Formula 4 Herbal body tonic, Formula 4Nourishes the body (body tonic); helps increase appetite
- Tamrap Samunphrai Bamrung Rang Kai Formula 4 Herbal body tonic, Formula 4Nourishes the body (body tonic); helps increase appetite
- Tamrap Samunphrai Bamrung Rang Kai Formula 6 Herbal body tonic, Formula 6Nourishes the body (body tonic)
Development potential
Develop Fingerroot into a product with the TIBD group
In notifiable formulas23 formulas1 as a single-herb formula
THP raw-material criteria6 testsfor acceptance testing before production
Marker with a minimum contentNot less than 2.0% w/wPinostrobin (anhydrous basis)
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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