LEMON WOOD LESSER GALANGAL

LEMON WOOD (Schisandra sphenanthera Rehder & E. H. Wilson) ++

Synonym:
S. chinensis var. rubriflora Franch.

Indications (Lemon Wood):
Amnesia (f; PH2); Anxiety (f; PH2); Cough (f; PH2); Dyspnea (f; PH2); Enuresis (f; PH2); Insomnia (f; PH2); Night Sweats (f; PH2); Pulmonosis (f; PH2); Thirst (f; PH2); Xerostoma (f; PH2).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Lemon Wood):
Not covered (AHP). “Health hazards not known with proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2) (but PH2 designates no specific quantified dosage! JAD).


LESSER GALANGAL (Alpinia officinarum Hance) ++

Synonym:
Languas officinarum (Hance) Farw.

Activities (Lesser Galangal) :
Antibacterial (1; KOM; PH2); Antidiuretic (f; DEP); Antiinflammatory (2; KOM; PH2); Antiperiodic (f; EFS); Antiprostaglandin (2; KOM); Antispasmodic (2; KOM; PH2); Antitumor (1; PNC); Antiulcer (1; PNC); Aperitif (f; PH2); Aphrodisiac (f; DEP); Carminative (f; EFS; PNC); Emmenagogue (f; MAD); Nervine (f; DEP); Sialagogue (f; EFS); Stimulant (1; EFS; MAD; MPI; PNC); Stomachic (f; EFS; MAD; MPI); Tonic (f; DEP; EFS).

Indications (Lesser Galangal):
Adenopathy (f; HHB; MAD); Ague (f; DAA); Amenorrhea (f; MAD); Anemia (f; MAD); Anorexia (2; DAA; KOM; MAD; PH2); Bacteria (1; KOM; PH2); Bronchosis (2; PHR; PH2); Cancer (1; JLH; PNC); Cancer, bladder (f; JLH); Cancer, penis (f; JLH); Catarrh (f; GMH); Cholecystosis (2; MAD; PHR; PH2); Cholera (f; DAA); Cold (2; PHR; PH2); Colic (f; PHR); Cramp (2; KOM; PH2); Diarrhea (f; DAA; MAD); Dysmenorrhea (f; DAA; HHB; MAD); Dyspepsia (2; DAA; GMH; KOM; PH2); Enterosis (f; DAA; PH2); Fever (2; DAA; GMH; PHR; PH2); Freckle (f; DEP); Gas (f; EFS; MAD; PNC); Gastrosis (f; GMH); Halitosis (f; DEP); Hepatosis (2; DAA; PHR; PH2); Hypochondria (f; DAA); Infection (f; PH2); Inflammation (2; KOM; PHR; PH2); Malaria (f; EFS); Pain (f; PH2); Pharyngosis (2; PHR; PH2); Polyuria (f; DEP); Pulmonosis (f; MAD); Rheumatism (f; MAD); Roemheld Syndrome (f; PH2); Seasickness (f; DAA; GMH; MAD); Sore Throat (f; DEP); Stomachache (f; DAA; MAD; PH2); Stomatosis (2; PHR; PH2); Stone (f; MAD); Swelling (f; HHB); Syncope (f; DAA; HHB); Toothache (f; DAA); Tumor (1; PNC); Ulcer (1; PNC); Vertigo (f; HHB); Vomiting (f; GMH).

Dosages (Lesser Galangal) :
0.5–1 g herb/cup 1–4 ×/day (PHR; PH2) 0.5–1.5 g powdered herb or 1.5–2 g tincture (HHB); 2–4 g rhizome/day (KOM); 0.62–1.25 g powdered rhizome (MAD); 2–4 g rhizome tincture/day (KOM); 1.5–2 g rhizome tincture several ×/day (MAD).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Lesser Galangal) :
Class 1 (AHP). None reported (KOM). “Hazards and/or side effects not recorded for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2).