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.

BACKGROUND Flavonoids, a group of compounds mainly derived from vegetables and herbal medicines, chemically resemble estrogen and some have been used as estrogen substitutes. Kaempferol, a flavonol derived from the rhizome of Kaempferia galanga L., is a well-known phytoestrogen possessing osteogenic effects that is also found in a large number of plant foods.The herb K. galanga is a popular tra...

Extracts from 11 plant species belonging to the Zingiberaceae were tested for antifungal activity using disc diffusion bioassays. Extracts from several members, especially Alpinia galanga, Curcuma zedoaria and Zingiber purpureum, were found to have pronounced inhibitory activities against a wide variety of human pathogenic fungi, including strains resistant to the common antifungals amphoterici...

Traditional market has been the main provider of various spices and herbs. This research aims to describe herbs being traded in Warungkondang traditional market, West Java. It also how people use those for purposes such as seasonings, medicine, well kias (amulet). was conducted using a qualitative method, particular ethnography. Data were collected through participant observation semi-structure...

Pandemi Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) saat ini menjadi masalah terbesar yang dihadapi lebih dari 200 negara di dunia, termasuk Indonesia. Pemanfaatan tanaman herbal perlu mendapat perhatian pemerintah atau masyarakat, Sulawesi Selatan merupakan salah satu daerah dengan jumlah kasus terkonfirmasi positif COVID-19 cukup tinggi. Penelitian bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan pemanfaatan tumbuhan famili ...

BACKGROUND We investigated the potential of galangal rhizomes to induce cytotoxic and apoptotic effects in the cultured human breast carcinoma cell line, (MCF-7) in compare with the non-malignant (MRC-5) cells. METHODS Both cells were cultured in DMEM medium and treated with galangal rhizomes for three consecutive days. The percentage of apoptotic cells was determined by flow cytometry using ...

Rhizome extracts of some members of the medicinal Zingiberales are widely used in dietary intake as well as in the traditional system of medicine. Curcumin, the chrome orange-yellow coloring compound present in turmeric rhizomes, has long been known to possess antioxidant property. Crude methanol extracts of the rhizomes of 11 species--Alpinia allughas, A. galanga, Curcuma amada, C. caesia, C. ...

sumbul-ut-teeb (Nardostachys jatamansi) & khulanjan (Alpinia galanga)are extensively used drugs by our ancient Unani physicians for the management of Gastro hepatic diseases due to cold temperament such as gastritis,metabolic disorders, tashhamul kabid (fatty liver)