The content of secondary metabolites in the rhizome Curcuma genus such as Black turmeric (Curcuma aeruginosa Roxb.), White zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe) and Java xanthorrhiza Roxb.) play a role various pharmacological activities. One them is curcuminoid compounds which have been proved to antibacterial activity. This study aims screen metabolite compounds, determine verify activity extracts Roxb....

AIM OF THE STUDY Helicobacter pylori infection plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of peptic ulcer, and gastric cancer. The current PPI-based triple regimens for the eradication of Helicobacter pylori faces uprising resistance problem demanding for the search of novel candidates. Medicinal plants have always been a source of lead compounds for drug discovery. In the present study, we evalu...

Aedes aegypti is a vector mosquito of dengue haemorrhagic fever, chikungunya, yellow zika, filariasis and other viral infectious disease-causing pathogens. We tested ethanol extracts the six plant species viz., Cassia fistula, Curcuma amada, Manilkara zapota, Momordica charantia, Sansevieria trifasciata Solanum indicum at dosages 25, 50, 75 100% for their larvicidal effect against third instar ...

The aim of the present study is the phytochemical screening of gum of Curcuma amada (mango ginger). Natural gums are economic, easily available and found useful as tablet binder. The phytochemical properties of a gum obtained from the rhizomes of Curcuma amada were characterized by various test including test for Steroids, tannins, flavanoids, amino acids, carbohydrates and glycosides. All of t...

Ten compounds isolated from Alpinia mutica Roxb., Curcuma xanthorrhiza Roxb. and Kaempferia rotunda Linn. (Family: Zingiberaceae) were investigated for their platelet-activating factor (PAF) antagonistic activities on rabbit platelets using 3H-PAF as a ligand. Among them, four compounds showed significant inhibitory effects. Alpinetin and 5,6-dehydrokawain isolated from A. mutica exhibited IC50...