To cite: Kumar M S, Kumar M H, Kumar VS, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2015212303 DESCRIPTION An 18-year-old man with fever and headache for 1 week was prescribed with capsules containing Alpinia galanga by a Siddha physician.Three days later, the patient developed extensive crustations on the lower lip. A provisional diagnosis of erythema...

The ethanolic rhizome extract of Kaempferia galanga L. (Zingiberaceae) was studied by conventional pharmacological methods including the Hippocratic screening test, and acute and subacute toxicities in rats. The hexane fraction was tested for dermal irritation in rabbits. The ethanolic extract, when tested by the Hippocratic screening test, demonstrated signs that indicated CNS depression such ...

BACKGROUND Alpinia galanga (A. galanga) belongs to the Zingiberaceae family has anti-oxidant effects in animals and humans body and often is used as medicament or part of medicaments in Asian folk medicine for various applications. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to investigate the molecular and biochemical influence of alcoholic extract from the rhizomes of A. galangal on the sperm...

In a Letter to the Editor published last year [1] possible factual errors in the paper by Laohakunjit et al. [2] that is the subject of this Editor's Note were brought to our attention. In that paper the major component of the solvent extracts of essential oil of galanga (Alpinia galanga Sw.) was identified as fraesol (ethyl 3-methyl-3-phenylglycidate, 1). In [1] it was suggested that since fra...

Traditional system of medicinal consists of large number of plants with various medicinal and pharmacological importances and hence represents a priceless tank of new bioactive molecules. Alpinia galanga (Linn.) Pierre is one amongst these, found all over the world. It is commonly known as ‘Kulanjan’, and has been recognized in different traditional system of medicines for the treatment of vari...

Tissue cultured Alpinia galanga plantlets were subjected to assessment of genetic stability considering the fact that associated in vitro stress might result in breakdown of control mechanism causing instability of the genome. We have used two DNA based molecular markers to assess the genetic fidelity of in vitro regenerated Alpinia galanga L. through axillary buds from unsprouted rhizomes. The...

Antibacterial properties of hexane, chloroform and aqueous extracts of roots of Acorus calamus, Aristolochia indica, Cyperus rotundus, Desmodium gangeticum, Holostemma ada- kodien and Kaempferia galanga, used in the traditional medicine were studied on Bacillus pumilis and Eschericia coli by disc diffusion method.

Background: Alpinia galanga L. belonging to the family Zingiberaceae is widely grown in the state of Kerala, India. They are effective antioxidant and free radical scavenger under both in vitro and in vivo condition. The efficacy of the isolated flavonoids in conferring protection from radiation induced damages to genomic DNA was studied. Materials and Methods: The bioflavonoids, galangin and k...

The purpose of the current study was to determine whether a tropical ginger derived compound 1'-acetoxychavicol acetate (ACA), suppresses skin tumor promotion in K5.Stat3C mice. In a two-week study in which wild-type (WT) and K5.Stat3C mice were co-treated with either vehicle, ACA, galanga extract, or fluocinolone acetonide (FA) and tetradecanoyl phorbol acetate (TPA), only the galanga extract ...