Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Smith : a review of its ethnomedicinal, chemical and pharmacological uses.

Zingiber zerumbet Sm., locally known to the Malay as Lempoyang, is a perennial herb found in many tropical countries, including Malaysia. The rhizomes of Z. zerumbet, particularly, have been regularly used as food flavouring and appetizer in various Malays' cuisines while the rhizomes extracts...

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Main Authors: Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin, Yob, Noor Jannah, Mohd Jofrry, Suhaidah, Meor Mohd Affandi, Meor Mohd Redzuan, Teh, Lay Kek, Salleh, Mohd Zaki
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Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24414/
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author Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin
Yob, Noor Jannah
Mohd Jofrry, Suhaidah
Meor Mohd Affandi, Meor Mohd Redzuan
Teh, Lay Kek
Salleh, Mohd Zaki
author_facet Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin
Yob, Noor Jannah
Mohd Jofrry, Suhaidah
Meor Mohd Affandi, Meor Mohd Redzuan
Teh, Lay Kek
Salleh, Mohd Zaki
author_sort Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin
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description Zingiber zerumbet Sm., locally known to the Malay as Lempoyang, is a perennial herb found in many tropical countries, including Malaysia. The rhizomes of Z. zerumbet, particularly, have been regularly used as food flavouring and appetizer in various Malays' cuisines while the rhizomes extracts have been used in Malay traditional medicine to treat various types of ailments (e.g., inflammatory- and pain-mediated diseases, worm infestation and diarrhea). Research carried out using different in vitro and in vivo assays of biological evaluation support most of these claims. The active pharmacological component of Z. zerumbet rhizomes most widely studied is zerumbone. This paper presents the botany, traditional uses, chemistry, and pharmacology of this medicinal plant.
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spelling upm-244142015-11-23T02:59:28Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24414/ Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Smith : a review of its ethnomedicinal, chemical and pharmacological uses. Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin Yob, Noor Jannah Mohd Jofrry, Suhaidah Meor Mohd Affandi, Meor Mohd Redzuan Teh, Lay Kek Salleh, Mohd Zaki Zingiber zerumbet Sm., locally known to the Malay as Lempoyang, is a perennial herb found in many tropical countries, including Malaysia. The rhizomes of Z. zerumbet, particularly, have been regularly used as food flavouring and appetizer in various Malays' cuisines while the rhizomes extracts have been used in Malay traditional medicine to treat various types of ailments (e.g., inflammatory- and pain-mediated diseases, worm infestation and diarrhea). Research carried out using different in vitro and in vivo assays of biological evaluation support most of these claims. The active pharmacological component of Z. zerumbet rhizomes most widely studied is zerumbone. This paper presents the botany, traditional uses, chemistry, and pharmacology of this medicinal plant. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24414/1/Zingiber%20zerumbet.pdf Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin and Yob, Noor Jannah and Mohd Jofrry, Suhaidah and Meor Mohd Affandi, Meor Mohd Redzuan and Teh, Lay Kek and Salleh, Mohd Zaki (2011) Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Smith : a review of its ethnomedicinal, chemical and pharmacological uses. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2011 (543216). pp. 1-12. ISSN 1741-427X; ESSN: 1741-4288 http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/ 10.1155/2011/543216 English
spellingShingle Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin
Yob, Noor Jannah
Mohd Jofrry, Suhaidah
Meor Mohd Affandi, Meor Mohd Redzuan
Teh, Lay Kek
Salleh, Mohd Zaki
Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Smith : a review of its ethnomedicinal, chemical and pharmacological uses.
title Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Smith : a review of its ethnomedicinal, chemical and pharmacological uses.
title_full Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Smith : a review of its ethnomedicinal, chemical and pharmacological uses.
title_fullStr Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Smith : a review of its ethnomedicinal, chemical and pharmacological uses.
title_full_unstemmed Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Smith : a review of its ethnomedicinal, chemical and pharmacological uses.
title_short Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Smith : a review of its ethnomedicinal, chemical and pharmacological uses.
title_sort zingiber zerumbet (l.) smith : a review of its ethnomedicinal, chemical and pharmacological uses.
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24414/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24414/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24414/1/Zingiber%20zerumbet.pdf