# Family: Zingiberaceae

> Family: Zingiberaceae is a reference entry in the Nighantu. 24 members in the catalogue Bai Dou Kou — Amomum kravanh Pierre ex Gagnep. (Anticancer, Antiemetic, Antimicrobial) E Zhu — Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe (also C.

*24 members in the catalogue*

- [Ela](/herb/ela/) — *Elettaria cardamomum* (Antioxidant, Anticancer, Bronchodilator)
- [Ginger](/herb/ginger/) — *[Zingiber](/herb/zingiber/) officinale Roscoe* (Antiemetic, Anti-inflammatory)
- [Ginger](/herb/ginger/) — *[Zingiber](/herb/zingiber/) officinale Roscoe* (Antiemetic, Anti-inflammatory)
- Ginger Awapuhi — *[Zingiber](/herb/zingiber/) zerumbet* (Antioxidant, Anticancer, Antidiabetic)
- Ginger Oil — *[Zingiber](/herb/zingiber/) officinale* (Antioxidant, Anti-inflammatory, Immunomodulatory)
- Ginger Rhizome — *[Zingiber](/herb/zingiber/) officinale* (Antioxidant, Antiemetic, Analgesic)
- [Kachura](/herb/kachura/) — *Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe* (Anticancer, Anti-inflammatory, Antispasmodic)
- [Kakoli](/herb/kakoli/) — *Roscoea purpurea Sm. (also identified with Fritillaria roylei)* (Antioxidant, Anticancer, Galactagogue)
- [Shati](/herb/shati/) — *Hedychium spicatum Buch.-Ham. ex Sm.* (Antioxidant, Bronchodilator, Antidiabetic)
- [Turmeric](/herb/turmeric/) — *Curcuma longa L.* (Antioxidant, Wound Healing, Neuroprotective)
- [Turmeric](/herb/turmeric/) — *Curcuma longa L.* (Antioxidant, Wound Healing, Neuroprotective)

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