Extracts and purified compounds of Kaempferia species are used for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis and the inhibition of a breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP), anti-inflammatory, anti-acne, anticholinesterase, anti-obesity-induced dermatopathy, wound healing, anti-drug resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, neuroprotective, anti-nociceptive, human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) inhibitory activity, in vitro anti-allergenic, and larvicidal activity against Aedes aegypti [11]. This evidence concerns the gene ABCG2 and acne.