Herb in Thai notifiable formulas
Kaempferia Galanga Rhizome
เปราะหอม · Pro Hom
Kaempferia galanga L.
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- Part used
- rhizome
- Crude drug
- Kaempferiae Galangae Rhizoma
- In the announcement
- Used in 24 notifiable formulas (8 as capsules)
Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia (THP)
Constituents and quality criteria of Kaempferia Galanga Rhizome
Summarised from the Kaempferia Galanga 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
Kaempferia Galanga Rhizome contains volatile oil, of which carvone, ethyl cinnamate, ethyl trans -4-methoxycinnamate, methyl cinnamate, and pentadecane are its major components. It also contains flavonoids (e.g., kaempferol).
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 14.0% w/w |
| Ethanol-soluble extractive | Not less than 2.5% w/w |
| Volatile oil | Not less than 4.0% v/w |
Storage: Kaempferia Galanga Rhizome 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 Kaempferia Galanga Rhizome
24 formulas containing Kaempferia Galanga 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.
- Ya Prasa Pro Yai Kaempferia formula for childhood tan sangCounteracts the toxic effects (thon phit) of tan sang (a traditional Thai childhood disorder) in children with symptoms such as abdominal pain, abdominal bloating and flatulence, frequent small loose stools, loss of appetite, etc.
- Ya Prasa Chan Daeng Red sandalwood formula for fever and thirstRelieves fever (khai tua ron) (toxic fever, khai phit), relieves internal heat (ron nai) and thirst
- Ya That Banchop Digestive element formula for bloating and loose stoolsRelieves abdominal bloating and flatulence; relieves abnormal stools due to disordered elements (utchara that phikan), diarrhea not caused by infection, e.g. stool without mucus or blood, and diarrhea without fever
- 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 That Samret Element formula for wind and colicCarminative (relieves flatulence), relieves abdominal pain, abdominal colic/flatulent discomfort and abdominal fullness
- Ya Prasa Wan Nang Kham Wild turmeric postpartum formula for lochiaExpels postpartum lochia; helps the uterus return to its normal state (mot luk khao u) in women after childbirth (sold only at licensed premises)
- Ya Kae Khai Phuea Samha Formula for phlegm-type feverRelieves fever due to phlegm (khai phuea samha) (fever with alternating hot flushes and chills, having a cold)
- Ya Chiranakkhichon Traditional formula for wind and bloatingCarminative (relieves flatulence); relieves abdominal bloating and flatulence (general-sale herbal product)
- Ya Prasa Pro Yai Kaempferia formula for childhood tan sangCounteracts the toxic effects (thon phit) of tan sang (a traditional Thai childhood disorder) in children with symptoms such as abdominal pain, abdominal bloating and flatulence, frequent small loose stools, loss of appetite, etc.
- Ya Prasa Pro Yai Kaempferia formula for childhood tan sangCounteracts the toxic effects (thon phit) of tan sang (a traditional Thai childhood disorder) in children with symptoms such as abdominal pain, abdominal bloating and flatulence, frequent small loose stools, loss of appetite, etc.
- Ya Prasa Chan Daeng Red sandalwood formula for fever and thirstRelieves fever (khai tua ron) (toxic fever, khai phit), relieves internal heat (ron nai) and thirst
- Ya Prasa Chan Daeng Red sandalwood formula for fever and thirstRelieves fever (khai tua ron) (toxic fever, khai phit), relieves internal heat (ron nai) and thirst
- Ya Hom Thep Chit Fragrant cordial formula for dizziness and palpitationsRelieves subtle wind (lom kong la-iat) causing symptoms such as dizziness, faintness (sawing sawai), palpitations, etc., and nourishes the mind (bamrung duang chit) so that it is refreshed
- Ya Khiao Hom Green fragrant formula for fever, measles and chickenpoxRelieves feverishness (tua ron), internal heat (ron nai) and thirst; relieves measles fever; relieves chickenpox fever
- Ya Khiao Hom Green fragrant formula for fever, measles and chickenpoxRelieves feverishness (tua ron), internal heat (ron nai) and thirst; relieves the toxic effects (phit) of measles and chickenpox
- Ya That Banchop Digestive element formula for bloating and loose stoolsRelieves abdominal bloating and flatulence; relieves abnormal stools due to disordered elements (utchara that phikan), diarrhea not caused by infection, e.g. stool without mucus or blood, and diarrhea without fever
- Ya That Banchop Digestive element formula for bloating and loose stoolsRelieves abdominal bloating and flatulence; relieves abnormal stools due to disordered elements (utchara that phikan), diarrhea not caused by infection, e.g. stool without mucus or blood, and diarrhea without fever
- Ya Hom Nawakot Fragrant nine-kot formula for dizziness and nauseaRelieves dizziness due to wind (lom wing wian), nausea and vomiting (wind causing tightness in the chest, lom chuk naen nai ok) in the elderly; relieves post-fever wind (lom plai khai) (after recovering from fever, symptoms remain such as nausea, dizziness, loss of appetite, abdominal bloating and fatigue)
- 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 That Samret Element formula for wind and colicCarminative (relieves flatulence), relieves abdominal pain, abdominal colic/flatulent discomfort and abdominal fullness
- Ya Prasa Wan Nang Kham Wild turmeric postpartum formula for lochiaExpels postpartum lochia; helps the uterus return to its normal state (mot luk khao u) in women after childbirth (sold only at licensed premises)
- Ya Kae Khai Phuea Samha Formula for phlegm-type feverRelieves fever due to phlegm (khai phuea samha) (fever with alternating hot flushes and chills, having a cold)
- Ya Kae Khai Phuea Samha Formula for phlegm-type feverRelieves fever due to phlegm (khai phuea samha) (fever with alternating hot flushes and chills, having a cold)
Development potential
Develop Kaempferia Galanga Rhizome into a product with the TIBD group
In notifiable formulas24 formulasused 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 groupVISBIOVolatile compound analysis by GC-MS
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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Volatile compound analysis by GC-MS
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