H. C. Hinds, Max Meyer, Alfred Waldemar Herzog, Lee H. Smith, John William Fyfe, E. L. Pauling,
... District Eclectic Medical Society, Size of the Dose, Alpinia Officinarum, Nothing New under the Sun Mosquito Theory ...
1905 - Gale Group | NCCO-STM 1of2
Heyu Yang, Liqiang Wang, Haimei Chen, Mei Jiang, Wuwei Wu, Shengyu Liu, Jiehua Wang, Chang Liu,
Abstract Background Alpinia species are widely used as medicinal herbs. To understand the taxonomic classification and plastome evolution of the medicinal Alpinia species and correctly identify medicinal products derived from Alpinia species, we systematically analyzed the plastome sequences from five Alpinia species. Four of the Alpinia species: Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd., Alpinia hainanensis K.Schum., Alpinia officinarum Hance, and Alpinia oxyphylla Miq., are listed ...
Tópico(s): Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism
2021 - BioMed Central | BMC Plant Biology
Dongmei Li, Genfa Zhu, Ye-Chun Xu, Yuan-Jun Ye, Jinmei Liu,
Alpinia katsumadai (A. katsumadai), Alpinia oxyphylla (A. oxyphylla) and Alpinia pumila (A. pumila), which belong to the family Zingiberaceae, exhibit multiple medicinal properties. The chloroplast ... pumila, and analyzed the published chloroplast genomes of Alpinia zerumbet (A. zerumbet) and A. oxyphylla sampled from Hainan to retrieve useful chloroplast molecular resources for Alpinia. The five Alpinia chloroplast genomes possessed typical quadripartite structures comprising of ... identification and phylogenetic studies, were detected in the Alpinia chloroplast genomes. Comparative analyses among the five chloroplast ...
Tópico(s): Piperaceae Chemical and Biological Studies
2020 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Plants
Yung-Ming Chang, Hen-Hong Chang, Chin-Chuan Tsai, Hung-Jen Lin, Tsung‐Jung Ho, Chi-Xin Ye, Ping-Ling Chiu, Yueh-Sheng Chen, Ray‐Jade Chen, Chih‐Yang Huang, Chien‐Chung Lin,
It is known that the medicinal herb Alpinia oxyphylla Miq. is widely used as a remedy for diarrhea as well as the symptoms accompanying hypertension and cerebrovascular disorders. Moreover, it has also been reported that Alpinia oxyphylla Miq. has beneficial effects on anti-senescence ... focuses on the molecular mechanisms by which the Alpinia oxyphylla Miq. fruits promote neuron regeneration. A piece ... gap was then filled with various doses of Alpinia oxyphylla Miq. fruits to assess their regenerative effect ...
Tópico(s): Cancer Mechanisms and Therapy
2017 - BioMed Central | BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Vijayalakshmi Melanathuru, Sumathy Rengarajan, Nithyanandan Thangavel,
... determine in vitro antioxidant and anticancer activity of Alpinia calcarata and Alpinia galanga.Methods: The phytochemical screening of rhizome of aqueous extract of Alpinia calcarata and Alpinia galanga was performed using standard procedures. The total ... various antioxidant assays and cytotoxic assays (MTT) for Alpinia calcarata and Alpinia galanga was performed using standard methods (DPPH radical ... reduction assay) Results: The preliminary phytochemical screening of Alpinia calcarata and Alpinia galanga showed the presence of ...
Tópico(s): Medicinal Plant Research
2017 - Innovare Academic Sciences | International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Isabel Gómez-Betancur, Dora Benjumea, Arley Camilo Patiño, Nora Jiménez, Edison Osorio,
Renealmia alpinia has been traditionally used to treat snakebites by indigenous Embera-Katíos tribes belonging to the regions of ... to its common local usage against snakebites, Renealmia alpinia is commonly used to treat pain. To evaluate ... main compound in the dichloromethane extract of Renealmia alpinia, on the toxic effects of Bothrops asper venom ... was isolated from the dichloromethane extract of Renealmia alpinia leaves. The protective properties of the extract and ... anti-inflammatory activity were evaluated in vivo. Renealmia alpinia extract significantly inhibited the proteolytic activity and indirect ...
Tópico(s): Healthcare and Venom Research
2014 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Ethnopharmacology
Arley Camilo Patiño, Dora Benjumea, Jaime Andrés Pereañez,
The plant Renealmia alpinia has been used in folk medicine to treat snakebites in the northwest region of Colombia. In addition, it has ... asper venom. In this work, extracts of Renealmia alpinia obtained by micropropagation (in vitro) and from specimens ... We have investigated the inhibition capacity of Renealmia alpinia extracts on enzymatic and toxic actions of isolated ... of terpenoids, flavonoids, tannins and coumarins in Renealmia alpinia extracts. Renealmia alpinia extracts inhibited the enzymatic, hemorrhagic ...
Tópico(s): Rabies epidemiology and control
2013 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Ethnopharmacology
L. F. Wong, Yau Yan Lim, Magdy Omar,
ABSTRACT Methanol extracts of Alpinia galanga, Alpinia zerumbet, Alpinia zerumbet variegata and Alpinia purpurata were evaluated for total phenolic content (TPC) and antioxidant activities (AOA). The AOA were investigated ... potential dietary sources of natural antioxidants. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS Alpinia species are widely used in traditional cures and as food ingredients. Alpinia galanga rhizome is used as spice and food ... intestinal infections, Type II diabetes, bronchitis and rheumatism. Alpinia zerumbet is used as ingredients in traditional health ...
Tópico(s): Ginger and Zingiberaceae research
2009 - Wiley | Journal of Food Biochemistry
Achariya Rangsiruji, Mark F. Newman, Quentin Cronk,
Alpinia galanga is an important species cultivated as a culinary spice and is the type species of ... genus. It is hence a member of sect. Alpinia subsect. Alpinia (with non-tubular bracteoles). However, molecular phylogenetic analyses ... 16 taxa of Zingiberaceae, including 15 species of Alpinia and one outgroup. The sequence divergence ranged from ... 6), thus the whole section is paraphyletic. Section Alpinia subsect. Catimbium is monophyletic (BS=100%, DI=+5). On the other hand, sect. Alpinia subsect. Alpinia is paraphyletic (BS=100%, DI=>+6) ...
Tópico(s): Phytochemistry and Biological Activities
2000 - Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh | Edinburgh Journal of Botany
Wei Tan, Li Chin Chai, Chiew Foan Chin,
Alpinia belongs to a large genus with many species found in Peninsular Malaysia. Several species of Alpinia exhibit important medicinal potential. However, progressive studies on the genus Alpinia were hampered by difficulties encountered in species identification. ... and efficacy for species identification were tested on Alpinia species collected from Peninsular Malaysia. The results showed ... achieved using ITS2 for screening 11 species of Alpinia and an outgroup sample (Zingiber specatabile). Combined with ...
Tópico(s): Phytochemistry and Biological Activities
2020 - Springer Science+Business Media | Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants
Ravi Mundugaru, Senthilkumar Sivanesan, Padmaja Udaykumar, D. J. Vidyadhara, Suchitra Narayan Prabhu, Basavaiah Ravishankar,
Abstract: Introduction: The rhizomes of Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd (Zingiberaceae) commonly known as greater galangal, a ginger substitute for food and was traditionally used as nervine tonic ... neuroprotective role of hydroalcoholic extract of rhizome of Alpinia galanga (HAAG) in transient forebrain ischemia induced neuronal ... are indicators of cognitive enhancement after treatment with Alpinia galanga. Results and Discussion: Treatment with Alpinia galanga attenuated the delayed neuronal death in the ...
Tópico(s): Medicinal Plant Extracts Effects
2018 - Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India | Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research
Isabel Gómez-Betancur, Dora Benjumea,
Renealmia alpinia (R. alpinia) typically occurs in the tropical rainforests of Mexico to Peru, Brazil through the Antilles, Guyana, Suriname, Colombia and Venezuela. ... to the common local use for pain, R. alpinia has been used as an antipyretic and antiemetic ... the Zingiberaceae family, Renealmia genus, and specifically R. alpinia. We conducted a narrative review in English and ... aims to isolate and evaluate metabolites from R. alpinia leads toward the development of a phytotherapeutic product, ... Studies on the toxicity and safety of R. alpinia are insufficient to provide information on the ethnomedical ...
Tópico(s): Ginger and Zingiberaceae research
2014 - Elsevier BV | Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
Carlos García‐Robledo, Erin K. Kuprewicz,
... is the case for the Neotropical ginger Renealmia alpinia (Zingiberaceae). It was originally suggested that the aromatic fruits of R. alpinia located at the base of the plant are ... that birds may play a role in R. alpinia seed dispersal. At La Selva Biological Station, Costa ... to record vertebrate visits to infructescences of R. alpinia . Most visitors were toucans and aracaris (Ramphastidae). However ... that ants are effective seed dispersers of R. alpinia. Ant seed manipulation increased germination success and reduced ...
Tópico(s): Plant Parasitism and Resistance
2008 - Wiley | Biotropica
Palanirajan Anusooriya, Poornima Kannappan, Velliyur Kanniappan Gopalakrishnan,
... ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). The genus Alpinia species of the Zingiberaceae family are well-known ... and anticancer activities. In vivo anticancer activity of Alpinia purpurata were studied in MNU and testosterone induced ... of the crude leaf ethyl acetate extract of Alpinia purpurata through oral gavage for 2 months. Group ... bw of crude, leaf ethyl acetate extract of Alpinia purpurata through oral gavage for 2 months. After ... upon treatment with ethyl acetate leaf extract of Alpinia purpurata and standard drug finasteride. No significant changes ...
Tópico(s): Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism
2022 - Elsevier BV | Pharmacological Research - Modern Chinese Medicine
Hong Thien Van, Trân Đình Thăng, Thao Nguyen Luu, Van‐Dat Doan,
Alpinia Roxb. is the largest genus of the Zingiberaceae family. A large number of Alpinia species has been used as food and traditional medicines. Alpinia essential oils have been studied for their chemical ... be the major compounds. Essential oils isolated from Alpinia plants have been reported to have antimicrobial, cytotoxic, ... comprehensive information regarding the volatile components of various Alpinia plants, the bioactivities of Alpinia essential oils and their major compounds are provided.
Tópico(s): Piperaceae Chemical and Biological Studies
2021 - Royal Society of Chemistry | RSC Advances
Shimaila Eram, Md. Mujahid, Paramdeep Bagga, Valeed Ahmad Ansari, Md Afroz Ahmad, Arun Kumar, Farogh Ahsan, Md Akhter,
Alpinia galanga plant which is associated with family Zingiberaceae is mainly scattered in tropical areas and widely ... bacteria rhizome extract have a maximum inhibitory effect. Alpinia galanga plant is used in medicine and in food preparation. Rhizome extract of Alpinia galanga have high phenolic and flavonoid contents when ... phenolic and flavonoid content in rhizome extract of Alpinia galanga there is noticeable antimicrobial as well as ... activity. An aqueous acetone extract of fruit of Alpinia galanga shows inhibitory effect on melanogenesis (formation of ...
Tópico(s): Medicinal Plants and Neuroprotection
2019 - Innovare Academic Sciences | International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
... of the mixture ethanolic extract of rhizomes of Alpinia speciosa and Alpinia calcarata . Methods : The ethanolic mixture extract of rhizomes ... prepared in the ratio of 50:50 of Alpinia speciosa and Alpinia calcarata was subjected to the analysis of phytochemicals, ... showed that mixture ethanolic extract of rhizomes of Alpinia speciosa and Alpinia calcarata possesses high potential antioxidant activity and could ...
Tópico(s): Moringa oleifera research and applications
2016 - Innovare Academic Sciences | International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ramya Rajasekar, M. Kalaiselvi, Narmadha Rajasekaran, Gomathi Duraisamy, Kanakasabapathi Devaki,
... present work is to study the effect of Alpinia calcarata on glucose uptake in streptozotocin (STZ) induced ... diabetic animals were treated with ethanolic extract of Alpinia calcarata (200 mg/kg) and glibenclamide (2 mg/ ... near normal upon treatment with ethanolic extract of Alpinia calcarata and standard drug glibanclamide. No significant changes ... that there are no toxic substances present in Alpinia calcarata. The antidiabetic activity of plant extract was ... confirmed by histopathological studies. The ethanolic extract of Alpinia calcarata shows significant inhibition of alpha glucosidase activity ...
Tópico(s): Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment
2014 - Springer Nature | Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders
L.D.A.M. Arawwawala, L.S.R. Arambewela, W.D. Ratnasooriya,
Alpinia calcarata Roscoe (Family: Zingiberaceae) rhizomes are often used in Sri Lankan traditional systems of medicine as ... study was to investigate the antiinflammatory potential of Alpinia calcarata rhizomes using hot water extract (AWE) and hot ethanolic extract (AEE). The antiinflammatory activity of Alpinia calcarata was evaluated by use of the carrageenan- ... rats. In addition, the mechanism/s by which Alpinia calcarata is mediated the antinflammatory activity was assessed ... prostaglandin synthesis production is probable mechanisms by which Alpinia calcarata mediates its antiinflammatory action. These findings rationalize ...
Tópico(s): Piperaceae Chemical and Biological Studies
2011 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Ethnopharmacology
Rajendra C. Padalia, Ram S. Verma, Velusamy Sundaresan, Chandan Singh Chanotiya,
... oil compositions of leaves, flowers, and rhizomes of Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd ., Alpinia calcarata Rosc ., Alpinia speciosa K. Schum. , and Alpinia allughas Rosc . were examined and compared by capillary ... in essential‐oil compositions of different parts of Alpinia species growing in subtemperate and subtropical regions of ...
Tópico(s): Piperaceae Chemical and Biological Studies
2010 - Wiley | Chemistry & Biodiversity
W. John Kress, Aizhong Liu, Mark F. Newman, Qingjun Li,
Alpinia is the largest, most widespread, and most taxonomically complex genus in the Zingiberaceae with 230 species occurring throughout tropical and subtropical Asia. Species of Alpinia often predominate in the understory of forests, while ... evolutionary relationships of a subset of species of Alpinia using DNA sequence-based methods specifically test the ... of the previous classifications. Seventy-two species of Alpinia, 27 non-Alpinia species in the subfamily Alpinioideae, eight species in ... sets identified six polyphyletic clades containing species of Alpinia distributed across the tribe Alpinieae. These results were ...
Tópico(s): Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
2005 - Wiley | American Journal of Botany
Isabel Gómez-Betancur, Natalie Cortés, Dora Benjumea, Edison Osorio, Francisco León, Stephen J. Cutler,
Renealmia alpinia is native to the American continent and can be found from Mexico to Brazil, and in the ... and aqueous extracts of wild and micropropagated R. alpinia (leaves) were obtained and chemically compared by High ... Siegmund test). Additionally, the dichloromethane extract of R. alpinia was fractionated and pure compounds were isolated by ... plants were similar. The compounds isolated from R. alpinia do not show affinity to opioid or cannabinoid receptors. Aqueous and methanol extracts of R. alpinia provide antinociceptive and analgesic effects in an in ...
Tópico(s): Phenothiazines and Benzothiazines Synthesis and Activities
2015 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Ethnopharmacology
... and anticancer activities of three different species of Alpinia and Convolvulus plants.Materials and Methods: Phytochemical contents and biological activity of Alpinia calcarata (A.calcarata), Alpinia purpurata (A.purpurata), Alpinia zerumbet (A.zerumbet), Convolvulus arvensis (C.arvensis), Convolvulus ... current study indicated that the alcoholic extracts of Alpinia sp. and Convolvulus sp.plants have antimicrobial and ...
Tópico(s): Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
2018 - Asian Network for Scientific Information | International Journal of Pharmacology
Xiangsheng Zhao, Jianhe Wei, Xiaoyan Shu, Weijun Kong, Meihua Yang,
... V) in two medical and edible plant species, Alpinia oxyphylla and Morinda officinalis were simultaneously determined by ... Al, Fe and Na were found in dried Alpinia oxyphylla and Morinda officinalis samples. The contents of ... including Pb, Cd, As, Hg and Cu in Alpinia oxyphylla did not exceed the limits. The contents ... different parts (leaves, stems, roots and fruits) of Alpinia oxyphylla varied considerably. The highest concentrations of Mg, ... and Se were found in the leaves of Alpinia oxyphylla, at the same time, while, the contents ...
Tópico(s): Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
2016 - Elsevier BV | Chemosphere
Pham Thi Be Tu, Jamnian Chompoo, Shinkichi Tawata,
Recently several compounds from Okinawa plants including Alpinia zerumbet (alpinia) were shown to inhibit directly the oncogenic/ageing kinase PAK1 (p21-activated kinase 1). Furthermore, it was recently revealed that both ... Thus, in this study, we tested if several alpinia compounds inhibit the melanogenesis in melanoma (B16F10) cells, ... 3T3-L1) without any cytotoxicity. The effect of alpinia compounds on the melanogenesis was measured by both ... These findings altogether suggest that some of these alpinia compounds could be potentially useful for the prevention ...
Tópico(s): Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
2015 - | Drug Discoveries & Therapeutics
Ahmad Nazif Aziz, Halijah Ibrahim, Devi Rosmy Syamsir, Mastura Mohtar, Jaya Vejayan, Khalijah Awang,
The rhizome of Alpinia conchigerahas been used as a condiment in the northern states of Peninsular Malaysia and occasionally in folk medicine in ... constituents of the pseudostems and rhizomes of Malaysian Alpinia conchigera and to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of ... DCM extracts of the rhizomes and pseudostems of Alpinia conchigera via column chromatography yielded two triterpenes isolated ... hydroxybenzaldehyde. The DCM extract of the rhizome of Alpinia conchigera indicated potent antifungal activity against Candida albicans, ...
Tópico(s): Phytochemistry and Biological Activities
2012 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Ethnopharmacology
Xiuli Zhang, Gui‐Fang Shi, Xiuzhen Liu, Lijia An, Shui Guan,
The effects of Alpinia protocatechuic acid (PCA) on spleen and liver antioxidant system in aged rats have been studied. Alpinia PCA, a phenolic compound, was first isolated from the dried fruits of Alpinia Oxyphylla Miq. in our laboratory. Young and aged rats were injected intraperitoneally with Alpinia PCA at single doses of 5 mg kg − ... in spleen and liver. The results proved that Alpinia PCA significantly elevated the splenic weights, increased the ... level of aged rats. All these suggested that Alpinia PCA was a potential anti‐ageing agent, and ...
Tópico(s): Phytochemistry and Biological Activities
2011 - Wiley | Cell Biochemistry and Function
K. Schumann's classification of Alpinia (Zingiberaceae), which subdivided the genus into five subgenera and 27 sections, was based, in the main, on the character of the ... proposed that the subgenera be reduced to two—Alpinia (7 sections and 10 subsections) and Dieramalpinia (4 ... classification shows the centre of distribution of subgen. Alpinia, in which the labellum is petaloid, to lie ... provided. In Appendix 1 all published names in Alpinia are listed and annotated. Appendix 2 gives a ... five new names and six new combinations in Alpinia while A.cordylinoides is transferred to Riedelia.
Tópico(s): Biochemical and biochemical processes
2010 - Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh | Edinburgh Journal of Botany
Mohammad Nazrul Islam Bhuiyan, Jasim Uddin Chowdhury, Jaripa Begum, Nemai Ch, ra N,
... oils obtained by hydrodistillation of the rhizomes of Alpinia conchigera Griff. and leaves of Alpinia malaccensis (Burm. f.) Roscoe were analysed by gas ... both oils varied qualitatively and quantitatively. Key words: Alpinia conchigera, Alpinia malaccensis, GC-MS analysis, essential oil composition, eucalyptol, ...
Tópico(s): Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
2010 - Academic Journals | African Journal of Plant Science
Shivkanya Jaju, Nitin Indurwade, D. M. Sakarkar, Neeraj Kumar Fuloria, Mohamad Wijayanuddin Ali,
Alpinia galanga commonly known as Kulingen. Plant is selected for isolation of newer constituents responsible various therapeutic ... present study to isolate new phenolic glycoside from Alpinia galanga rhizomes. Methanolic extract of Alpinia galanga was column chromatographed and eluted with ethyl ... of the methanolic extract of the rhizomes of Alpinia galanga furnished new gallic acid glycoside (Galangogalloside). New ... for the first time. Key words: AG 13, Alpinia galanga, galangogalloside, gallic acid glycoside, methanolic extract
Tópico(s): Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
2009 - Medknow | International Journal of Green Pharmacy