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| Title: | Alpinia galanga Willd.– An overview on phyto-pharmacological properties |
| Authors: | Chudiwal, AK
Jain, DP
Somani, RS |
| Keywords: | Alpinia galanga
Zingiberaceae, Galangal
Phytotherapeutic |
| Issue Date: | Jun-2010 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. cl.8—A61K 36/00, A61K 36/906, A61K 36/9062 |
| Abstract: |
Plants have been
one of the important sources of medicines even since the dawn of human
civilization. Inspite of tremendous development in the field of allopathy
during the 20th century, plants still remain one of the major
sources of drug in the modern as well as traditional system of medicine
throughout the world. Alpinia galanga Willd. (Family- Zingiberaceae)
commonly known as galangal, is an important cultivated medicinal crop of India.
It is well known official drug throughout the country as a holistic gift of
nature for medicinal, culinary and cosmetic use. It has been found to possess
various therapeutic activities, viz. anti-inflammatory, analgesic,
antiallergic, antifungal, antidiabetic, antibacterial, antiulcer,
immunostimulating, anticancer, antioxidant, antiamoebic, antidermatophytic and
many more. The present paper is an overview on scientifically established and
published phyto-pharmacological properties of the plant
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| Page(s): | 143-149 |
| Source: | IJNPR Vol.1(2) [June 2010]
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