The Zingiberaceae, the largest family in the Zingiberales, comprises nearly 50 genera and 1,000 species and is pantropical, concentrated mainly in the old world, chiefly in Indomalaysia. Members of the family yield spices, dyes, perfumes, medicines and a number of ornamental species are cultivated for their showy flowers. Recently this plant has acquired great importance in the present-day worl...

Curcuma oligantha Trimen var. oligantha (Zingiberaceae) is an erect perennial herb with white flowers spotted yellow at the throat of the labellum. It is distributed in Sri Lanka and Karnataka (1, 2). The Curcuma rhizomes are large, tuberous, orangered and aromatic and substituted for turmeric. The rhizomes are prescribed to treat bruises, sprains, skin eruptions, infections and to improve comp...

Three Curcuma species, Curcuma aeruginosa (pink and blue ginger), Cu. aromatica (aromatic turmeric), and Cu. xanthorrhiza (giant curcuma), were selected for investigation of mosquito repellent activity. In a laboratory study, a 95% ethanol extract of each plant was tested for repellent activity of Aedes togoi on human volunteers. Only Cu. aromatica extract showed repellency against Ae. togoi wi...

there is the need for new drugs with better action and lesser side effects. a lot of research is being undertaken to find out new plant drugs, their extraction and pharmacological evaluation. one of such plant is curcuma aromatica whichbelongs to the genus curcuma and reported to have high ethno-botanical values in traditional medicine. the present study evaluates comparative pharmacological ac...

More than 30 Curcuma species (Zingiberaceae) are found in Asia, where the rhizomes of these plants are used as both food and medicine, such as in traditional Chinese medicine. The plants are usually aromatic and carminative, and are used to treat indigestion, hepatitis, jaundice, diabetes, atherosclerosis and bacterial infections. Among the Curcuma species, C. longa, C. aromatica and C. xanthor...

Snu-Yao Tsai et al., (2011) isolated the essential oils from the dried rhizomes of Curcuma aromatica salisb, Curcuma longa and Curcuma sichuanensis using simultaneous steam distillation and solvent extraction apparatus. Antioxidant studies were also carried out for these essential oils. Effectiveness for scavenging 1,1diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radicals was found to be less in Curcuma aromatica ...

Curcuma angustifolia also known as ‘haledo’ is commonly found in Sikkim and has many medicinal uses and has been used traditionally since ancient ages. Its rhizome is aromatic and the solvent extract of the rhizome has free radical scavenging activity which was carried out in this study by 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl DPPH. Hot methanol extract and cold methanol extract of the dried powder of ...

Curcumin 9a, extracted from Curcuma Longa, is a strong antioxidant that offers a good protection against injuries caused by free radicals [1-3], more active than vitamin E. Curcumin possesses also a good antibacterial and antiseptic, strong antiinflammatory, intestinal disinfectant properties, being also a good stimulant for the blood circulation. [4, 5]. The paper presents the synthesis of a s...

Malignant transformation of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) occurs through repetitive liver injury in a context of inflammation and oxidative DNA damage. A spectrum of natural sesquiterpenoids from curcuma oil has displayed antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-carcinogenic properties. The aim of the study was to investigate the hepatoprotective and anti-HCC effects of curcuma oil in vivo and ...

BACKGROUND Curcuma has long been used as an anti-inflammatory agent in inflammatory bowel disease. Since gastrointestinal motility is impaired in inflammatory states, the aim of this work was to evaluate if Curcuma Longa had any effect on intestinal motility. METHODS The biological activity of Curcuma extract was evaluated against Carbachol induced contraction in isolated mice intestine. Acut...