Biological and chemical properties of Zingiber zerumbet Smith: A review

Phytochemistry Reviews

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 113-125

  Singh, C B ^a   Nongalleima, Kh ^a   Brojendrosingh, S ^a   Ningombam, Swapana ^b   Lokendrajit, N ^c   Singh, L W ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIORESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT   (India)

^b S Kula Women College   (India)

^c MANIPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anti HIV; Anti AD (Alzheimer's disease); Anti cancer; Anti inflammation; Multipotential Bioactivities

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; MORPHINE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZEDERONE; ZERUMBONE; ZINGIBER ZERUMBET EXTRACT;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANTIALLERGIC ACTIVITY; ANTIANGIOGENIC ACTIVITY; ANTIAPOPTOGENIC ACTIVITY; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER INHIBITION; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHONDROPROTECTION; COLON CANCER; DEMENTIA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; IMMUNOMODULATION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LEUKEMIA; LIVER PROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SKIN CANCER; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; ZINGIBER; ZINGIBER ZERUMBET;

ZINGIBER ZERUMBET; ZINGIBERACEAE;

EID: 84861235699     PISSN: 15687767     EISSN: 1572980X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11101-011-9222-4     Document Type: Review

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