Boesenbergia pandurata, synonymous with B. rotunda, is a medicinal and culinary herb from China and Southeast Asia. It is commonly called Chinese ginger or fingerroot because of its flavor and the shape of its rhizome. It is native to China and Southeast Asia and grows in tropical rain forests. As a food ingredient, it is widely used in Javanese cooking, and is popular in Thailand as well as other South- eastern Asian countries.

B. pandurata has a long history of use in traditional medicine. It is used to strengthen digestion and used to treat gastrointestinal disease. It is considered to have anti-inflammatory actions and used to manage rheumatism. Recently, fingerroot has gained popularity as a weight loss aid. B. pandurata rhizome contains various bioactive compounds including methoxyflavanones and methoxychalcones, which showed pronounced anti-oxidant activity. Another compound, panduratin A has been looked at in several studies, one of which demonstrated skin hydration and barrier enhancement in the cell tests.