| Family | Zingiberaceae |
|---|---|
| Local Name | Luya, laya, baseng, basang, ladja, radja, agat, layya, anaha, naha, alomangi, naupak |
| Habit | Herb |
| Habitat | Fertile moist soil, partial shade with warm temperature |
| Special Notes | One of the four ""power herbs"" having a long history and proof of being a very effective medicinal herb |
| Ethnobotanical Uses | MEDICINAL: used for treating acute bacillary dysentery, intestinal obstruction, nausea, vomiting, headache, and muscle and joint pains; |
| Collected from | Sablan, Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). |
| Collector(s) | John Kelly R. Parangat |
