Review Papers | Dental Science | India | Volume 6 Issue 8, August 2017
Therapeutic Effects of Bossenbergia rotunda
S. Aishwarya
Boesenbergia rotunda (L.) (Fingerroot), formerly known as Boesenbergia or Kaempferiapandurata (Roxb). Schltr. (Zingiberaceae), is distributed in south-east Asian countries, such as Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. The rhizomes of this plant have been used for the treatment of peptic ulcer, as well as colic, oral diseases, urinary disorders, dysentery and inflammation. As people have started to focus more on natural plants species for their curative properties. B. rotunda is a native ingredient in many Asian countries and is used as a condiment in food. It is also used as traditional medicine to treat several illnesses, consumed as traditional tonic especially after childbirth, beauty aid for teenage girls, and as a leukorrhea preventive remedy for women. Its fresh rhizomes are also used to treat inflammatory diseases, in addition to being used as an antifungal, antiparasitic, and aphrodisiac among Thai folks.Moreover, AIDS patients self-medicate themselves with B. rotunda to cure the infection. With the advancement in technology, the ethnomedicinal usages of herbal plants can be explained through in vitro and in vivo studies to prove the activities of the plant extracts. The current state of research on B. rotunda clearly shows that the isolated bioactive compounds have high potential in treating many diseases.
Keywords: plant
Edition: Volume 6 Issue 8, August 2017
Pages: 1323 - 1327
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S. Aishwarya, "Therapeutic Effects of Bossenbergia rotunda", International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), https://www.ijsr.net/search_index_results_paperid.php?id=18021701, Volume 6 Issue 8, August 2017, 1323 - 1327
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