Diversity and uses of Zingiberaceae in Nam Nao National Park, Chaiyaphum and Phetchabun provinces, Thailand, with a new record for Thailand

Saensouk, Surapon; Saensouk, Piyaporn; Pasorn, Pattana; Chantaranothai, Pranom

doi:10.1016/j.anres.2016.08.002

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“…Several species of Zingiberaceae consisting mainly of herbaceous perennial plants are used in food (as spices), as well as ornamental plants, in cosmetics, and dyes. The rhizomes and leaves (Figure 4) are characterized by the presence of essential oils, flavones, flavonoids, and cyclohexenyl chalcone derivatives [47,48]. The rhizome is traditionally used, in Indonesia, for the treatment of several diseases in folk medicine owing to its diverse pharmacological and biological activities such as antibacterial, antifungal, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer [46].…”

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Ethnomedicinal Uses of Some Common Malaysian Medicinal Plants

Ahmed¹

2022

Natural Drugs From Plants

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Historically, natural products have always been a rich source of novel pharmacological leads, thus, making the ethnobotanical and ethnopharmacological knowledge an important and major asset of the medicinal plant-based drug discovery in providing hints for effective and safe chemotherapeutic compounds. Such knowledge, however, requires a thorough review and documentation of the ethnomedicinal and indigenous uses of local plants of every part of the world. Malaysia is a global hub for natural products which contributes to its GDP. Malaysia is also one of the 12 most diverse Megabiodiversity countries. Its rainforest is ranked 4th on the list of biodiversity hotspots in Asia after India, China, and Indonesia and is also acknowledged as the world’s oldest rainforest. Natural products are relevant to both Malaysian health care and agriculture which are parts of the national key economic areas (NKEA) under the Government’s Economic Transformation Plan as well as parts of the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Though the quality, efficacy, and safety of herbal products require global and international standardization, herbal products should be made accessible to low-income and rural communities across the globe. The proper documentation of the ethnopharmacological important plants in addition to their preservation and cultivation would enhance the sustainable use of the various indigenous plants. This work is unique in the sense that it is meant to review some of the most important high-value herbal products in Malaysia. Though it covers only a few representatives of Malaysian medicinal plants.

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Ethnomedicinal Uses of Some Common Malaysian Medicinal Plants

Ahmed¹

2022

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“…It is a Family of flowering plants with 53 genera and more than 1,200 species worldwide, mainly in China and Asia. Most species of this Family are aromatic, presenting perineal with or without tuberous rhizomes, and most of them have medicinal properties (Larsen et al, 1998;Saensouk et al, 2016). Popularly, these plants are widely used as food, seasoning, and for the treatment of a wide range of diseases due to their antimicrobial, antioxidant (Chen et al, 2008), anti-inflammatory (Namsa et al, 2009), analgesic, nematicidal, vasorelaxant, sedative, antineoplastic, anti-allergic, healing (Umar et al, 2011), antitussive, anti-influenza, antiemetic, antidiarrheal, antidiabetic, anti-urinary incontinence activities (Kumar et al, 2011;Victório, 2011), and widely studied regarding its AD pharmacological effects (Monroy et al, 2013;Roy, 2018).…”

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Therapeutic potential of Zingiberaceae in Alzheimer's disease

Bortolucci¹,

Trettel²,

Bernardi³

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Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia and is highly prevalent in old age. Unlike current drugs, medicinal plants can have preventive and protective effects with less side effects. Given the great number of bioactive substances, plants from the Zingiberaceae Family have medicinal potential and currently are widely studied regarding its anti-Alzheimer's disease effects. The objective of this study was to provide an overview of advances in phytochemical composition studies, in vitro and in vivo pharmacological studies, and toxicological effects of the Zingiberaceae Family on Alzheimer's disease. Information was obtained from relevant papers in electronic databases. Most of the studies of Zingiberaceae effects on Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis theory are related to cholinergic, β amyloid cascade, tau, inflammation, and oxidative stress hypothesis. Also, in vitro and in vivo preclinical studies on the effect of Alpinia, Curcuma, and Zingiber genera have been reported as harmless and safe, with potential for anti-Alzheimer treatment.

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“…They are used as spices in many traditional Thai foods such as Tom yam, Tom Kha, green and red curry, etc. 5 In addition, some species are used as vegetables especially C. angustifolia (in Thai called Krajeo-daeng) and C. singularis (in Thai called Krajeo-khao). Currently, development of functional foods from indigenous plants has been gaining a great interest.…”

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The Diversity of Biologically Active Compounds in the Rhizomes of Recently Discovered Zingiberaceae Plants Native to North Eastern Thailand

Chumroenphat¹,

Somboonwatthanakul²,

Saensouk³

et al. 2019

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Objective: To identify and quantify the bioactive compounds, along with biological activities, of native Thai edible Zingiberaceae. Methods: The bioactive compounds evaluated were phenolic acids, flavonoid, vitamin C, curcumin, 6-gingerol, eugenol and essential amino acids; analyses involved HPLC and LCMS/MS. Antioxidant activities were assessed by DPPH and FRAP assays. Results: Zingiber officinale was the richest source of bioactive compounds, followed by Z. officinale, Alpinia zerumbet and Alpinia conchigera. Total phenolic content and total flavonoid contents ranged widely across these species (17 to 200 mg GAE/100 g DW and 17 to 66 mg RE/100 g DW). All the species studied possessed strong antiglycation properties, ranging from 82 to 98%, with strong positive correlations of total phenolic content and antioxidant activity. The contents of curcumin, 6-gingerol, eugenol and vitamin C were in the range of 1 to 26, 1 to 140 µg/ g DW, 5 to 1600 and 4 to 21 mg/100 g DW, respectively. Seven essential amino acids identified by using LCMS/MS were found in most samples studied ranging from 2 to 6752 µg/100 g DW. Conclusion: Z. officinale is an abundant source of bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity in all these samples. These plants are fresh sources for developing novel functional ingredients in either food or cosmetics.

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Diversity and uses of Zingiberaceae in Nam Nao National Park, Chaiyaphum and Phetchabun provinces, Thailand, with a new record for Thailand

Cited by 39 publications

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Ethnomedicinal Uses of Some Common Malaysian Medicinal Plants

Ethnomedicinal Uses of Some Common Malaysian Medicinal Plants

Therapeutic potential of Zingiberaceae in Alzheimer's disease

The Diversity of Biologically Active Compounds in the Rhizomes of Recently Discovered Zingiberaceae Plants Native to North Eastern Thailand

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