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- Title
A Review on the Pharmacological Activities and Phytochemicals of Alpinia oficinarum (Galangal) Extracts Derived from Bioassay-Guided Fractionation and Isolation.
- Authors
Aida Maryam Basri; Hussein Taha; Norhayati Ahmad
- Abstract
The rhizomes of Alpinia officinarum Hance have been used conventionally for the treatment of various ailments, triggering a wide interest from the scientific research community on this ethnomedicinal plant. This review summarizes the phytochemical and pharmacological properties of the extracts and fractions from A. officinarum, a plant species of the Zingiberaceae family. Different parts of the plant -- leaves, roots, rhizomes, and aerial parts -- have been extracted in various solvents -- methanol, ethanol, ethyl acetate, hexane, dichloromethane, aqueous, chloroform, and petroleum ether, using various techniques -- Soxhlet extraction, maceration, ultrasonication, and soaking, whereas fractionation of the plant extracts involves the solvent--solvent partition method. The extracts, fractions, and isolated compounds have been studied for their biological activities -- antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antiproliferative, inhibition of enzymes, as well as the inhibition of nitric oxide production. More findings on A. officinarum are certainly important to further develop potential bioactive drug compounds.
- Subjects
ALPINIA; MEDICINAL plants; BIOACTIVE compounds; METHANOL; ETHYL acetate
- Publication
Pharmacognosy Reviews, 2017, Vol 11, Issue 21, p43
- ISSN
0973-7847
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/phrev.phrev_55_16