Curcuma zedoaria Rosc, (white turmeric): A review of its chemical, pharmacological and ethnomedicinal properties

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-21

  Lobo, Richard ^a   Prabhu, Kirti S ^a   Shirwaikar, Annie ^a   Shirwaikar, Arun ^b  

^a MANIPAL COLLEGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b GULF MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Curcuma zedoaria; White turmeric; Zingiberaceae

Indexed keywords

13 HYDROXYGERMACRONE; ALPHA PHELLANDRENE; BETA EUDESMOL; BETA TURMERONE; CINEOLE; CINNAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CURCUMA ZEDOARIA EXTRACT; CURCUMANOLIDE A; CURCUMANOLIDE B; CURCUMENOL; CURCUMENONE; CURCUMIN; CURDIONE; CURZEONE; CURZERENE; CURZERENONE; CYMENE; DIHYDROCURCUMIN; DIHYDROCURDIONE; EPICURZERENONE; ETHYL 1,4 METHOXYCINNAMATE; FURANODIENONE; GERMACRONE; NEOCURDIONE; TURMERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; ZEDOAROL; ZEDOARONEDIOL; ZEDORONE; ZINGIBERENE;

DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; REVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CELL SURVIVAL; CURCUMA; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; HUMANS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 58149269183     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/jpp/61.01.0003     Document Type: Review

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