Table 1.

Scientific name, common name, and plant parts used of some Zingiberaceae family.

Scientific name	Common name	Plant part used
		Flower	Inflorescence	Fruit	Leaf	Stem	Rhizome
Alpinia galanga	Galangal, Kah	✓					✓
Amomum maximum	Chi Kuk	✓		✓			✓
Curcuma plicata	Ao	✓
Etlingera elatior	Torch ginger	✓			✓
Hedychium forrestii (yellow filament)	Sa lay dtay, Chayheun				✓		✓
H. forrestii (orange filament)	Sa lay dtay, Chayheun				✓		✓
Zingiber officinale	Ginger, King	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓
Z. ottensii	Phlai Dam	✓	✓				✓
Z. zerumbet	Krathue	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓