The pH, objective color and antimicrobial efficacy of Alpinia galanga (Linn.) Swartz Flower Extract (GFE) in a ready-to-eat turkey ham product inoculated with Listeria monocytogenes and Staphylococcus aureus were evaluated. Ham treatments included positive control (inoculated with Listeria monocytogenes and Staphylococcus aureus cocktail only), 0.5% GFE incorporated into meat batter prior to co...

BACKGROUND The fruits and seeds of Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd., Alpinia katsumadai Hayata, Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) Burtt. & Smith, Amomum kravanh Pierre ex Gagnep., Amomum subulatum Roxb., Amomum tsao-ko Crevost et Lemaire, and Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton from Alpinia, Amomum, and Elettaria genera in the Zingiberaceae family are difficult to distinguish between each other. This study aims ...

The rhizomes of Alpinia pahangensis yielded a new bis-labdanic diterpene for which the name pahangensin C (1) was proposed along with twelve known analogues (2-13). The structure of 1 was elucidated via spectroscopic methods including 1D and 2D NMR techniques and LCMS-IT-TOF analysis. Compounds 2 and 12 were isolated for the first time from the genus Alpinia. This is the second occurrence of co...

BACKGROUND Members of the family Zingiberaceae including turmeric, ginger, Javanese ginger, and galangal have been used for centuries in traditional medicine. Preclinical studies of Zingiberaceae extracts have shown analgesic properties. This study aims to systematically review and meta-analyze whether extracts from Zingiberaceae are clinically effective hypoalgesic agents. METHODS Literature...

Recently, medicinal plants have been the main source in treating malaria. Kaempferia galanga was investigated as an antioxidant, and anti-inflammation. In vivo study of K. had verified antimalarial for severe The objective this is to investigate chemoprophylactic effect, body composition, blood parameters against Plasmodium berghei. prophylactic effects were determined by employing (50; 100 200...

Abstract The Kaempferia galanga L. (KG) rhizome has a long history of being used as variety anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antioxidant, sedative, antibacterial, and anti-cancer compounds. KG rhizomes have the potential to be an effective complementary medicine, but their use must completely safe. This study examines acute toxicity ethyl acetate fraction (EAFKG) with parameters blood chemistry va...