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Other Names : Shell ginger, pink porcelain lily, variegated ginger, butterfly ginger.
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Other Names : Shell ginger, pink porcelain lily, light galanga, variegated ginger, butterfly ginger, gettō' (ゲットウ), sannin, yàn shānjiāng (艳山姜), yuetao (月桃).<br>Alpinia zerumbet is a tropical perennial plant native to eastern Asia and part of the [[ginger]] family.
 
==Special Precautions of Alpinia Zerumbet==
 
==Special Precautions of Alpinia Zerumbet==
 
==Health Benefits and uses of Alpinia Zerumbet==
 
==Health Benefits and uses of Alpinia Zerumbet==
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*Its tea has hypotensive, diuretic and antiulcerogenic properties.
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*Decoction of leaves has been used during bathing to alleviate fevers..
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*The leaves and rhizomes have been proven effective against HIV-1 integrase and neuraminidase enzymes, and has also shown anti-diabetic effect through inhibitions of formation of advanced glycation end products.
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* Hypotensive and antioxidant activity in the leaves, rhizomes and extracts of the plant.
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* increases HDL-Choleserol (good cholesterol).
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* Atherosclerosis : Alpinia zerumbet has antiatherogenic properties.
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==References==
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*''HIV-1 integrase and neuraminidase inhibitors from Alpinia zerumbet. Upadhyay etal. J. Agric. Food Chem. 2011,59,2857-2862.''
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*''Advanced glycation end product inhibitors from Alpinia zerumbet. Chompoo etal. Food Chem. 2011,129,709-715.''
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*''Elzaawelly etal.Food Chem.2007,104,1648.''
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*''Elzaawelly etal.Food Chem.2007,103,486.''
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* ''http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jf800195d''
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* ''http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/17/6/6237''
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*''http://journals.lww.com/cardiovascularpharm/Abstract/2005/09000/Antihypertensive_and_Endothelium_Dependent.8.aspx''
 
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Latest revision as of 09:56, 2 January 2020

Other Names : Shell ginger, pink porcelain lily, light galanga, variegated ginger, butterfly ginger, gettō' (ゲットウ), sannin, yàn shānjiāng (艳山姜), yuetao (月桃).
Alpinia zerumbet is a tropical perennial plant native to eastern Asia and part of the ginger family.

Special Precautions of Alpinia Zerumbet

Health Benefits and uses of Alpinia Zerumbet

  • Its tea has hypotensive, diuretic and antiulcerogenic properties.
  • Decoction of leaves has been used during bathing to alleviate fevers..
  • The leaves and rhizomes have been proven effective against HIV-1 integrase and neuraminidase enzymes, and has also shown anti-diabetic effect through inhibitions of formation of advanced glycation end products.
  • Hypotensive and antioxidant activity in the leaves, rhizomes and extracts of the plant.
  • increases HDL-Choleserol (good cholesterol).
  • Atherosclerosis : Alpinia zerumbet has antiatherogenic properties.

References