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Antimicrobial activity of Curcuma zedoaria and Curcuma malabarica tubers

Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2005
The antimicrobial activity of extracts of Curcuma zedoaria and Curcuma malabarica tubers was tested against six bacterial and two fungal strains using the agar well diffusion and broth dilution methods. Petroleum ether, hexane, chloroform, acetone and ethanol extracts exhibited antibacterial as well as antifungal activity.
B, Wilson, G, Abraham, V S, Manju, M, Mathew, B, Vimala, S, Sundaresan, B, Nambisan   +6 more
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Detection of Curcuma zedoaria and Curcuma aromatica in Curcuma longa(turmeric) by thin-layer chromatography

The Analyst, 1974
It is difficult to determine the genuineness or otherwise of powdered turmeric (Curcuma longa) when it is admixed with C. zedoaria or C. aromatica.A simple and rapid thin-layer chromatographic technique is described that involves a three-step colour sequence for the detection of camphor and camphene, the active principles of these adulterants, which ...
A. R. Sen, P. Sen Gupta, N. Ghose Dastidar   +2 more
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Bioactive sesquiterpenes fromCurcuma ochrorhizaandCurcuma heyneana

Natural Product Research, 2010
Curcuma ochrorhiza ('temu putih') and C. heyneana ('temu giring') are two Zingiberaceous species which are commonly used in traditional medicine in Malaysia and Indonesia. Phytochemical investigations on these Curcuma species have resulted in the isolation of six sesquiterpenes, namely zerumbone (1), furanodienone (2), zederone (3), oxycurcumenol ...
Md. Sukari, Mohd Aspollah, Tang, Sook Wah, Md Saad, Suhaila, Rashid, Nur Yuhasliza, Rahmani, Mawardi, Lajis, Md. Nordin, Yap, Taufiq Yun Hin   +6 more
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The Ornamental Curcuma

2013
The chapter discusses the different ornamental species of turmeric, such as Curcuma alismatifolia, Curcuma amada, Curcuma angustifolia, Curcuma aromatica, and Curcuma zedoaria, and also the genetic diversity of turmeric. Additionally, the chapter also discusses the nutritional aspects of ornamental turmeric, including tissue culture in ornamental ...
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Curcuma longa and Curcuma mangga leaves exhibit functional food property

Food Chemistry, 2012
Although leaves of Curcuma mangga and Curcuma longa are used in food preparations, the bioactive components in it are not known. In this study, antioxidant, antiinflammatory and anticancer activities of leave extracts and its isolates were investigated using established bioassay procedures in our laboratory.
Yunbao, Liu, Muraleedharan G, Nair
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The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Curcuma flaviflora ( Curcuma )

Mitochondrial DNA Part A, 2015
The complete chloroplast (cp) genome of Curcuma flaviflora, a medicinal plant in Southeast Asia, was sequenced. The genome size was 160 478 bp in length, with 36.3% GC content. A pair of inverted repeats (IRs) of 26 946 bp were separated by a large single copy (LSC) of 88 008 bp and a small single copy (SSC) of 18 578 bp, respectively.
Yan, Zhang, Jiabin, Deng, Yangyi, Li, Gang, Gao, Chunbang, Ding, Li, Zhang, Yonghong, Zhou, Ruiwu, Yang   +7 more
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Curcuma longa

2023
Karthik Varma A.C., Shintu Jude, Bincicil Annie Varghese, Sasikumar Kuttappan, Augustine Amalraj   +4 more
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Curcuma aromatica Salisb. Curcuma longa L. Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe Zingiberaceae

2020
Hari Prasad Devkota, Anjana Adhikari-Devkota, Tarun Belwal, Rajan Logesh, Niranjan Das, Prakash Poudel, Dhaka Ram Bhandari, Rainer W. Bussmann   +7 more
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Micropropagation of Turmeric (Curcuma domestica Valet) and Other Curcuma Species

1992
Curcuma (family Zingiberaceae) is a large perennial herb found in the tropical and subtropical regions of India, southern Asia, and southern China. About 50 Curcuma species have been found in the world. Many of these, which bear ellipsoid tubers, are used as aromatic stomachics and cholagogues in traditional medicine, and also as spices or for yellow ...
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Curcuma

1900
B. Fischer, C. Hartwich
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