Alcoholic extract of Kaempferia galanga was tested for analgesic and antiinflammatory activities in animal models. Three doses, 300 mg/kg, 600 mg/kg and 1200 mg/kg of the plant extract prepared as a suspension in 2 ml of 2% gum acacia were used. Acute and sub acute inflammatory activities were studied in rats by carrageenan induced paw edema and cotton pellet induced granuloma models respective...

Zingiber and Alpinia species (family: Zingiberaceae) are popularly used in food as spices flavoring agents ethnomedicine to heal numerous diseases, including immune-related disorders. However, their ethnomedicinal uses have not been sufficiently supported by scientific investigations. Numerous studies on the modulating effects of plants bioactive compounds different steps immune system document...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Epilepsy is one of the most common serious neurological conditions. The current therapeutic treatment of epilepsy with modern antiepileptic drugs is associated with side effects, dose-related and chronic toxicity, and teratogenic effects and in approximately 30% of the patients is ineffective. Alpinia officinarum is used in Iranian traditional medicine for treatment of di...

Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women. With clinical success several synthetic aromatase inhibitors (AIs) as therapeutic agents in post-menopausal estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer, natural products have been tapped search chemically diverse compounds with potential better effectiveness against while conferring reduced adverse effects. Alpinia galanga Ph...

BACKGROUND: SARS-CoV-2 was causing COVID-19 disease resulting in many deaths and being a significant concern the world today. There is an emergent need to search for possible medications treatment. The key point halt infection through inhibition of virus-receptor interaction stimulates immune system. Utilization bioinformatic silico molecular docking number available might be proven effective i...

Abstract. Phatlamphu N, Saensouk S, P, Junsongduang A, Setyawan AD. 2023. Economic value assessment of edible plants in Muang District, Kalasin Province, Thailand. Biodiversitas 24: 3960-3967. Edible have been traded as economic for food consumption, and their supply can be used at the industry level. However, modern agriculture might disrupting a local plant that indigenous people use daily li...

BACKGROUND It is known that the medicinal herb Alpinia oxyphylla Miq. is widely used as a remedy for diarrhea as well as the symptoms accompanying hypertension and cerebrovascular disorders. Moreover, it has also been reported that Alpinia oxyphylla Miq. has beneficial effects on anti-senescence and neuro-protection. This study focuses on the molecular mechanisms by which the Alpinia oxyphylla ...