Eureka Herba Indonesia
Vol. 1 No. 2 (2020): Eureka Herba Indonesia

Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe: Benefits and Bioactivity

Marina Silalahi (Biology Education Study Program, Faculty of Education and Teaching, Universitas Kristen Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
23 Nov 2020

Abstract

Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe or Temu Putih is a native plant in India and has been long cultivated in Indonesia. By the local communities in Java, it has been used as a component of the Jammu and the traditional medicine. This article is based on literature from offline and online media. Offline literature used the books, whereas online media used Web, Scopus, Pubmed, and scientific journals. Based on a study of ethnobotany Curcuma zedoaria was used as medicine and spices. The main secondary metabolites of Curcuma zedoaria rhizomes are terpenoids, especially sesquiterpenoids and monoterpenoids. Curcuma zedoaria have bioactivities as anticholesterol, anti-tumor/cancer, anti-inflammation, fever, antipyretic, analgesic dan anti-microbial

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Journal Info

Abbrev

EHI

Publisher

Subject

Medicine & Pharmacology

Description

Eureka Herba Indonesia (EHI) is peer review scientific journal that focused on reserach in exploration potential Herba of Indonesia for enhancing healthy. EHI focused on : 1. Medicinal Plants. 2. Efficacy of Herba Study. 3. Safety of Herba Study. 4. Animals that potential for developing as healthy ...