Alpinia zerumbet

Kingdom: Plantae
Family: Zingiberaceae
Group: Angiosperms
Common name: Shell Ginger
Synonymous names: Alpinia speciosa, Alpinia zerumbet, Catimbium speciosum, Zerumber speciosum, Zerumbet speciosum, Alpinia zerumpet, etlingera elatior
System of medicine: Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani
IUCN Red List category: Data Deficient
IMPPAT Plant identifier: IMPPAT3_PLTID000175

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Plant - Therapeutic use associations

Therapeutic uses reported for Alpinia zerumbet


Indian medicinal plantPlant partTherapeutic useAssociated Ayurvedic term(s) for therapeutic use (in IAST)IMPPAT Therapeutic use identifierMapping to other databasesReferences
Alpinia zerumbetanti-bacterial agentsjirnapūyāmehaIMPPAT3_TPUID000096D000900, C0279516, XM8XH0ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362089
Alpinia zerumbetantirheumatic agentsIMPPAT3_TPUID000130D018501, C0003191, XM95N2ISBN:9780387706375
Alpinia zerumbetdyspepsiaajerṇa, ajirna, ajirṇa, ajīrna, ajīrṇa, mandāgnī ajīrṇaIMPPAT3_TPUID000498D004415, C0013395, DD90.3ISBN:9780387706375
Alpinia zerumbetrhizomeantispasmodicsIMPPAT3_TPUID000131D010276, C0037766, XM3A77ISBN:9780387706375
Alpinia zerumbetrhizomeduodenal neoplasmsIMPPAT3_TPUID000491D004379, C0013291, DOID:10021ISBN:9788172362089
Alpinia zerumbetrhizomestomach neoplasmsIMPPAT3_TPUID001326D013274, C0038356, DOID:10534, 2F90.YISBN:9788172362089
Alpinia zerumbetrhizomeulcerdusta vrana, duṣṭa vraṇa, kṣata, vrana, vra¸a, vraṇa, vraṇa vikāra, vraṇa vikṇra, vātapittakapha vraṇaIMPPAT3_TPUID001426D014456, C0041582ISBN:9780387706375
Alpinia zerumbetstemanti-bacterial agentsjirnapūyāmehaIMPPAT3_TPUID000096D000900, C0279516, XM8XH0ISBN:9770972795006