Zingiber zerumbet

Traditional uses

Hawaii

• Ache(Head)
• Ringworm
• Ache(Tooth)
• Wound

Elsewhere

• Ache(Stomach)
• Asthma
• Cough
• Leprosy
• Skin
• Vermifuge
• Bactericide

Egypt

• Antiseptic
• Skin
• Asthma
• Leprosy
• Vermifuge
• Cough

Java

• Apertif
• Bilious
• Diarrhea
• Dysentery
• Gallstones
• Ache(Stomach)
• Lassitude

India(Santal)

• Asthma
• Bronchitis
• Dysuria
• Phthisis

New Guinea

• Burn
• Ache(Tooth)
• Wound

Fiji

• Cough
• Stomach

Samoa

• Dermatitis
• Gonorrhea
• Ache(Stomach)
• Chest
• Stomach

Asia

• Spice

Philippines

• Diarrhea

Tonga

• Medicine