Kaempferia parviflora has been used in Thailand for medicinal purposes. Kaempferia parviflora is of the ginger family and grows in Thailand. It 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.
Kaempferia Parviflora benefits
One study indicates it 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 studies
Bioactive flavonoids from Kaempferia parviflora.
Fitoterapia. 2004.
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.
Kaempferia parviflora as an
aphrodisiac
Effects of Kaempferia parviflora extracts on reproductive parameters and
spermatic blood flow in male rats.
Reproduction. 2008; Chaturapanich G, Chaiyakul S, Verawatnapakul V,
Pholpramool C. Department of Physiology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University,
Rama VI Road, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
Krachaidum (Kaempferia parviflora Wall. Ex. Baker), a native plant of Southeast
Asia, is traditionally used to enhance male sexual function. However, only few
scientific data in support of this anecdote have been reported. The present
study investigated the effects of feeding three different extracts of Kaempferia
parviflora (alcohol, hexane, and water extracts) for 3-5 weeks on the
reproductive organs, the aphrodisiac activity, fertility, sperm motility, and
blood flow to the testis of male rats. Our results indicate that alcohol extract
of Kaempferia parviflora had an aphrodisiac activity probably via a marked
increase in blood flow to the testis.