Background/aim: Ankaferd blood stopper® (ABS) is an herbal extract consisting of mixtures Alpinia officinarum, Gycyrrhiza glabra, Vitis vinifera, Thymus vulgaris, and Urtica dioica plants has been used in recent years Turkish medicine as a hemostatic agent. Despite its extensive usage, there no information available about the drug interaction HepG2 cells. The current work evaluated effect ABS o...

Nowadays, there is growing interest in using medicinal plants as antimicrobial agents to treat microbial infections the oral cavity. This study was aimed evaluate phytochemical properties, anti-oral cancer and activity against C. albicans some potential lactic acid bacteria (Lactobacillus casei Lactobacillus plantarum). Plant extracts including Cinnamomum verum (cinnamon), Acorus calamus (sweet...

Alpinia galanga Linn. (Willd) is an important raw drug used in large quantities in various indigenous formulations. In this paper the major diagnostic characters and the qualitative chemical and physical tests responsible for the pharmacognostic identity of the rhizomes have been reported.

20 batches of Alpinia oxyphylla Miq. were collected from Yunnan, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hainan province in China. The contents of heavy metals of As, Hg, Pb, Cd, and Cu were determined and compared. The results indicated that geographical source might be a major factor to influence the contents of heavy metals of arsenic (As), mercury (Hg), lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), and copper (Cu) in Alpinia o...

PAK1 (p21-activated kinase 1) is an emerging target for the treatment of hair loss (alopecia) and cancer; therefore, the search for PAK1 blockers to treat these PAK1-dependent disorders has received much attention. In this study, we evaluated the anti-alopecia and anticancer effects of PAK1 inhibitors isolated from Alpinia zerumbet (alpinia) in cell culture. The bioactive compounds isolated fro...

Objectives: To examine the thermodynamics and kinetics of Alpinia officinarum’s (AO) inhibitory response on carbon steel (CS) corrosion in well water. Weight-loss (WL), potentiodynamic polarization (PDP), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) methods various pH levels are utilized to calculate inhibition efficiency (IE) rate (CR). Methods: WL PDP EIS techniques were performed assess adso...

Alpinia galanga oil (AGO) possesses various activities but low aqueous solubility limits its application particularly in aquatic animals. AGO has powerful activity on fish anesthesia. Ethanol used for enhancing water miscible of AGO always shows severe side effects on fish. The present study explores the development of self-microemulsifying drug delivery systems (SMEDDS) and nanoemulsions (NE) ...

Amylases are among the most important enzymes used in modern biotechnology particularly in the process involving starch hydrolysis. Fungal amylase has large applications in food and pharmaceutical industries. Considering these facts, endophytic fungi isolated from the plant Alpinia calcarata (Haw.) Roscoe were screened for amylolytic activity on glucose yeast extract peptone agar (GYP) medium. ...

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 ...

ardized herbal extract obtained from five different plants Thymus vulgaris (thyme), Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice), Vitis vinifera (grape), Alpinia officinarum (lesser galangal), and Urtica dioica (stinging nettle) [1–3]. Here, we present the first case of successful ABS usage in the therapy of radiation colitis. A 71-year-old woman who had undergone pelvic radiotherapy due to cancer of the cerv...