Current pharmacological and phytochemical studies of the plant alpinia galangal;(Chinese Source)

Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1061-1065

  Kaushik, Dhirender ^a   Yadav, Jyoti ^a   Kaushik, Pawan ^a   Sacher, Disha ^a   Rani, Ruby ^a  

^a KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Alpinia galanga ; Pharmacology; Plant extracts; Review; Rhizome

Indexed keywords

ABORTIVE AGENT; ALPINIA GALANGA EXTRACT; ALPININ; APHRODISIAC AGENT; CARBOHYDRATE; ESSENTIAL OIL; GALANGIN; GALLIC ACID; GLYCOSIDE; KAEMPFERIDE; PHENOL; SITOSTEROL; TANNIN; TERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZERUMBONE;

ALPINIA; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; BRONCHITIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENTERITIS; HEART DISEASE; KIDNEY DISEASE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE;

ALPINIA; FLAVONOIDS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RHIZOME; SITOSTEROLS;

EID: 80054119589     PISSN: 16721977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3736/jcim20111004     Document Type: Review

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