KAEMPFERIA parviflora by Ray Sahelian, M.D.

Kaempferia parviflora has been used in Thailand for medicinal purposes. Kaempferia parviflora is of the ginger family and grows in Thailand. Kaempferia parviflora is also known as Black Galingale, Krachaidam, Krachaidum or Kra chai dam or even  Krachai dam. If you are interested in an effective sexual enhancing pill formulated by Dr. Sahelian, consider the highly popular Passion Rx that you can find by clicking the image below and you can also subscribe to a very respected newsletter..

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Kaempferia Parviflora benefits
One study indicates kaempferia may have anti-malaria and anti- fungal properties.

Kaempferia Parviflora side effects
Kaempferia has mild side effects which include underarm sweating and increased body temperature. More serious side effects on high doses include heart beat speeding and arrhythmia or irregular heart rhythm. This limits the usefulness of this herb in high doses.

Kaempferia Research Update
Bioactive flavonoids from Kaempferia parviflora.
Fitoterapia. 2004 Jan;75(1):89-92.
Faculty of Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen  Thailand.
Nine flavonoids have been isolated from Kaempferia parviflora. Among these, 5,7,4'-trimethoxyflavone and 5,7,3',4'-tetramethoxyflavone exhibited antiplasmodial activity against Plasmodium falciparum. 3,5,7,4'-Tetramethoxyflavone and compound 8 possessed antifungal activity against Candida albicans, and also showed mild antimycobacterial activity.