Potensi Antiinflamasi Tanaman Kaempferia

Abstract

Kaempferia is one of the important in zingiberaceae family that can be found in Southeast Asia. Several species of kaempferia are used in spices and traditional medicines such as anti-inflammatory. Tracing results on the kaempferia genus showed that 6 species had anti-inflammatory activity. This antiinflammatory in the kaempferia genus is caused by the presence of chalcone, flavonoids, and terpenoids compounds.