ARDA in conjunction with Men's Golden Age clinic Phramongkutklao Hospital held an academic seminar entitled “Potential of Thai herbs with black galingale based on research into the health system”

On December 16, 2021, Agricultural Research Development Agency or ARDA in conjunction with Men's Golden Age clinic Phramongkutklao Hospital held an academic seminar entitled “Potential of Thai herbs with black galingale based on research into the health system” by Dr.Suwit Chaikiattiyos, Executive Director of Agricultural Research Development Agency mention the background To support the herbal research fund of ARDA the topic of black galingale. Efficacy and Safety Studies of Standardized Extracts including working with the private sector to jointly develop products from black galingale and was honored by Dr. Jadet Thammathataree secretary of National Health Security Office (NHSO) presided over the opening of the seminar as well as discussing the policy on the use of herbs of NHSO at the Deja Vu Conference Room, Pullman Bangkok King Power Hotel, and broadcast live online system (Virtual Meeting)

ARDA is the country's agricultural research grant management agency to play an important role in the management of Thai herbal research projects continuously since the fiscal year 2014 to the present by initiating and pushing forward to organize and set guidelines for the utilization of herbal research to have a clear direction Create a database and body of knowledge about Thai herbs in various fields such as Efficiency Data, Quality Data, and Safety Data for research and development on Thai herbs in the field of Maintaining and developing other products including creating added economic value connected to the industry This has resulted in extensive cooperation with government agencies and the private sector, which black galingale is one of the local herbs that have many properties such as relieving aches and pains, cardiovascular system and heart disease immune system, asthma and gout, but of particular interest is its efficacy in enhancing sexual performance and because of the safety study data There are limited efficacy properties for improving sexual performance has supported research funding for Phramongkutklao Hospital and together with Bangkok Lab and Cosmetics Co., Ltd. to develop black galingale herbs into health products. be safe It also has anti-inflammatory effects from quality black galingale. This will increase the economic value of the black galingale herb in the future.