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''Kaempferia rotunda'' is a plant species in the ginger family. It is native to China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Taiwan, Yunnan), India, Nepal, Assam, Bangladesh, Indochina, and widely cultivated elsewhere. It is reportedly naturalized in Java, Malaysia and Costa Rica.〔(Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families )〕〔(Flora of China, v 24 p 369, 海南三七 hai nan san qi, ''Kaempferia rotunda'' Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 3. 1753. )〕〔Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. 〕 ''Kaempferia rotunda'' (blackhorm, (サンスクリット:भूमीचम्पा), in Kannada:'' nela sampige'') (ヒンディー語:भूमी चम्पा) (マラヤーラム語:ചെങ്ങനീർകിഴങ്ങ് / മലങ്കൂവ)) is a spicy plant with many medicinal uses in Ayurvedic and allopathic medicinal systems. This plant is also called ''bhumi champa'', Indian crocus, peacock ginger, and round-rooted galangale. ''K. rotunda'' is found in various parts of India and adjoining regions, but seldom in the wild. The plant is groomed in small herbal nurseries for applications in medicine preparation. As its Sanskrit name ''bhumi champa'' (bloom from within earth) implies, the indigo-coloured flower shoots from within the soil. In fact, the flower emerges much in advance of the whitish leafy shoot. The flower and leaf are never seen at the same time.〔 〕 The flower contains the toxin benzyl benzoate used to make ointments to treat scabies. This plant is boiled and its oil is used to treat itch. It has potential antioxidant effects. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kaempferia rotunda」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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