Healthy in general, as most gingers, this Kaempferia is used as a strengthener or aphrodisiac since immemorial times. It is also a nice ornamental: flowers are not too exciting (parvi-flora means small flowered) but leaves are glossy and wavy. Surasak et al. in 2017 published "Among the Hmong hill tribe, <<Kaempferia parviflora>> is widely believed to reduce perceived effort, improve physical work capacity, and prolong hill trekking. A number of pharmacological studies of Krachaidum have shown the following properties: antiallergenic, anti-inflammatory, antimutagenic, antidepressive, anticholinesterase, antimicrobial, anticancer, anti–-peptic ulcer, cardioprotective, antiobesity activity, and aphrodisiac." It is a summer-grower and it usually wakes up in late june
Coltivazione |
Protetta |
Origine della pianta |
Asie |
Presentazione |
Radice nuda |
Dimensione massima |
20cm-30cm |
Famiglia botanica |
Zingiberaceae |
Luce |
Medio |
Luce |
Ombra |
Temperatura minima in inverno |
0 ºC a 15 ºC |
Stagione della fioritura |
Estate |
Tipo pianta |
Erbacee |
Colore |
Verde |
Cura |
Vaso |
Forma |
Perenni |