Tabubungiau (spiral ginger)
Folkloric
- In the Visayas, juice of stems used for dysentery.
- In Ayurveda, rhizome has been used for diabetes, fevers, asthma, bronchitis, intestinal worms, rashes.
- Roots used for catarrhal fevers, coughs, dyspepsia, worms and skin diseases.
- In Malaya, juice of rhizome used as purgative.
- In Java, rhizome has reported use for syphilis, and the juice of stem used for dysentery.
- Used for nephritis-beriberi-edema due to hardening (sclerosis) of the liver, difficulty in urination, pricking pain in the urinary tract.
- Used for nettle rash, whooping cough.
- Dried or fresh material decoction may be used as external application for nettle rash.
- In Bangladesh, use in the treatment of diabetes.
- In Assam, India used by the rural people for fertility control.
source: stuart xchange
Tabubungiau (spiral ginger)
Folkloric
- In the Visayas, juice of stems used for dysentery.
- In Ayurveda, rhizome has been used for diabetes, fevers, asthma, bronchitis, intestinal worms, rashes.
- Roots used for catarrhal fevers, coughs, dyspepsia, worms and skin diseases.
- In Malaya, juice of rhizome used as purgative.
- In Java, rhizome has reported use for syphilis, and the juice of stem used for dysentery.
- Used for nephritis-beriberi-edema due to hardening (sclerosis) of the liver, difficulty in urination, pricking pain in the urinary tract.
- Used for nettle rash, whooping cough.
- Dried or fresh material decoction may be used as external application for nettle rash.
- In Bangladesh, use in the treatment of diabetes.
- In Assam, India used by the rural people for fertility control.
source: stuart xchange