TY - JOUR
T1 - Curcuma zedoaria Rosc, (white turmeric): A review of its chemical, pharmacological and ethnomedicinal properties
AU - Lobo, R.
AU - Prabhu, K.S.
AU - Shirwaikar, A.
N1 - Cited By :54
Export Date: 10 November 2017
CODEN: JPPMA
Correspondence Address: Shirwaikar, A.; Dept. of Pharmacognosy, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal-576 104, India; email: [email protected]
Chemicals/CAS: alpha phellandrene, 99-83-2; beta eudesmol, 3287-59-0, 473-15-4, 57605-77-3; cineole, 470-82-6, 55962-72-6; curcumin, 458-37-7; cymene, 25155-15-1; turmerone, 56485-42-8; zingiberene, 495-60-3; Analgesics; Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Antineoplastic Agents; Plant Extracts
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PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Objectives Curcuma zedoaria Rosc is a perennial herb found in tropical countries, such as India, Japan and Thailand. Various parts of this plant are used in Ayurveda and other folk medicines for the treatment of different ailments such as diarrhoea, cancer, flatulence and dyspepsia. This study is an attempt to compile an up-to-date and comprehensive review of C. zedoaria that covers its traditional and folk medicinal uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology.
AB - Objectives Curcuma zedoaria Rosc is a perennial herb found in tropical countries, such as India, Japan and Thailand. Various parts of this plant are used in Ayurveda and other folk medicines for the treatment of different ailments such as diarrhoea, cancer, flatulence and dyspepsia. This study is an attempt to compile an up-to-date and comprehensive review of C. zedoaria that covers its traditional and folk medicinal uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology.
U2 - 10.1211/jpp/61.01.0003
DO - 10.1211/jpp/61.01.0003
M3 - Article
SN - 0022-3573
VL - 61
SP - 13
EP - 21
JO - Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology
JF - Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology
IS - 1
ER -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being