[Kentjur--a little-known asiatic spice and medicinal plant].
Detailed description of the morphological and anatomic characteristics of Indian originating Kentjur plant (Kaempferia galanga L., Zingiberaceae family) which is cultivated in Java and the Sudan. In case of suspected falsification of the Kentjur powder by other Zingiberaceae rhizome powders or their starches it is difficult to differentiate. The quality determining components are described as well as the utilization as spice and medicinal herb.
Seidemann
J
J
D001208:Asia; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D017365:Spices / Q000032:analysis
Kentjur--eine wenig bekannte asiatische Gewürz- und Heilpflanze.