Volume 13, 2014, Pages 150–163
International Seminar on Natural Product Medicines, ISNPM 2012
Open Access
Abstract
Zingiberaceae
is one of the most widely distributed plants in tropic and subtropic
area, about 19 genus and 375 species weredistributed in Indonesia. Based
on empirical data, some of the plants were used traditionally to treat
various diseases. Nowadays, Zingiberaceae plants are extensively studied
for their phytochemistry and pharmacological properties included genus Hedychium.
The various bioactive compounds were isolated from these plants and
they were known to have the pharmacological effect. This review showed
that Hedychium plants were prospective as a natural product medicine.
Keywords
- Zingiberaceae;
- Hedychium;
- Ginger lilly;
- pharmacological activity;
- volatile oils
