Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Alpinia alata	A.Dietr.	Sp. pl. Ed. 6 45
Alpinia bracteata	Roscoe	Trans. Linn. Soc. London 11:281. (1815)
Alpinia cernua	Sims	Bot. Mag. 44:t. 1900. (1817)
Alpinia erecta	Lodd. ex Steud.	Nomencl. bot. Ed. 2 62
Alpinia simsii	Gasp.	Ann. Civili Regno Due Sicilie 4:4. (1833)
Alpinia spicata	Roxb.	Asiat. Res. 11:356. (1810)
Catimbium erectum	(Redouté) Juss. ex T.Lestib.	Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot., II 15:342. (1841)
Globba erecta	Redouté	Liliac. t.174
Languas calcarata	(Haw.) Merr.	Lingnan Sci. J. 5:51. (1927)
Renealmia calcarata	Haw.	Bot. repos., pl.421
Renealmia erecta	(Redouté) Boos	Schönbrunn's Fl. 2

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Language	Common/alternative name
Malayalam	ചിറ്റരത്ത
Chinese	云南野砂仁
Chinese	距花山姜
Chinese	距花山薑

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Alpinia calcarata var. compacta	Gagnep.	Bull. Soc. Bot. France 48: 85. 1902

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000338386
UNII	265U8S596R
Tropicos	34500569
INPN	770886
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:795225-1
The Plant List	kew-218695
Open Tree Of Life	6320
NCBI Taxonomy	199618
IPNI	795225-1
iNaturalist	713229
GBIF	5302054
EPPO	AIICA
EOL	1126944
USDA GRIN	455964

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Flavonoids: A treasure house of prospective pharmacological potentials

Hasnat H, Shompa SA, Islam MM, Alam S, Richi FT, Emon NU, Ashrafi S, Ahmed NU, Chowdhury MN, Fatema N, Hossain MS, Ghosh A, Ahmed F

Heliyon

09-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC10944245
doi:	10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27533
PMID:	38496846

Genomic and Expression Analysis of Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Chalcone Synthase Genes in Defense against Tetranychus cinnabarinus Infestation

Yang Y, Liu M, Huang Z

Genes (Basel)

05-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC10970205
doi:	10.3390/genes15030336
PMID:	38540395

Mitigating Global Challenges: Harnessing Green Synthesized Nanomaterials for Sustainable Crop Production Systems

Sundararajan N, Habeebsheriff HS, Dhanabalan K, Cong VH, Wong LS, Rajamani R, Dhar BK

Glob Chall

25-Dec-2023

PMCID:	PMC10784203
doi:	10.1002/gch2.202300187
PMID:	38223890

Nutraceutical Properties of Syringic Acid in Civilization Diseases—Review

Bartel I, Mandryk I, Horbańczuk JO, Wierzbicka A, Koszarska M

Nutrients

19-Dec-2023

PMCID:	PMC10780450
doi:	10.3390/nu16010010
PMID:	38201840

Review green synthesis of silver nanoparticles by using plant extracts and their antimicrobial activity

Abada E, Mashraqi A, Modafer Y, Al Abboud MA, El-Shabasy A

Saudi J Biol Sci

26-Nov-2023

PMCID:	PMC10749906
doi:	10.1016/j.sjbs.2023.103877
PMID:	38148949

Emerging Insights into the Applicability of Essential Oils in the Management of Acne Vulgaris

Bungau AF, Radu AF, Bungau SG, Vesa CM, Tit DM, Purza AL, Endres LM

Molecules

01-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10489792
doi:	10.3390/molecules28176395
PMID:	37687224

Phytochemicals as Antimicrobials: Prospecting Himalayan Medicinal Plants as Source of Alternate Medicine to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance

Ashraf MV, Pant S, Khan MA, Shah AA, Siddiqui S, Jeridi M, Alhamdi HW, Ahmad S

Pharmaceuticals (Basel)

15-Jun-2023

PMCID:	PMC10302623
doi:	10.3390/ph16060881
PMID:	37375828

“Classes beyond the walls" – A reexploring method of teaching in ayurveda education over conventional approach

Gadad GG, Holeyache AB

J Ayurveda Integr Med

31-May-2023

PMCID:	PMC10239694
doi:	10.1016/j.jaim.2023.100724
PMID:	37267855

Modulating Effects of Zingiberaceae Phenolic Compounds on Neurotrophic Factors and Their Potential as Neuroprotectants in Brain Disorders and Age-Associated Neurodegenerative Disorders: A Review

Razak AM, Tan JK, Mohd Said M, Makpol S

Nutrients

30-May-2023

PMCID:	PMC10255673
doi:	10.3390/nu15112564
PMID:	37299526

Syringic acid demonstrates an anti-inflammatory effect via modulation of the NF-κB-iNOS-COX-2 and JAK-STAT signaling pathways in methyl cellosolve-induced hepato-testicular inflammation in rats

Somade OT, Oyinloye BE, Ajiboye BO, Osukoya OA

Biochem Biophys Rep

05-May-2023

PMCID:	PMC10184048
doi:	10.1016/j.bbrep.2023.101484
PMID:	37197735

Assessing the effect of Alpinia galanga extract on the treatment of SSRI-induced erectile dysfunction: A randomized triple-blind clinical trial

Akbarzadeh F, Eslamzadeh M, Behravan G, Ebrahimi A, Emami SA, Gilan A, Hoseinian NS

Front Psychiatry

18-Apr-2023

PMCID:	PMC10151528
doi:	10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1105828
PMID:	37143784

Do carbon stocks and floristic diversity of tropical homegardens vary along an elevational gradient and based on holding size in central Kerala, India?

Kumar BM

Agrofor Syst

07-Apr-2023

PMCID:	PMC10081327
doi:	10.1007/s10457-023-00821-7
PMID:	37193256

Mode of Antifungal Action of Daito-Gettou (Alpinia zerumbet var. exelsa) Essential Oil against Aspergillus brasiliensis

Okazaki K, Sumitani H, Takahashi K, Isegawa Y

Foods

18-Mar-2023

PMCID:	PMC10048414
doi:	10.3390/foods12061298
PMID:	36981224

Advancements in nanoparticle-based treatment approaches for skin cancer therapy

Zeng L, Gowda BH, Ahmed MG, Abourehab MA, Chen ZS, Zhang C, Li J, Kesharwani P

Mol Cancer

12-Jan-2023

PMCID:	PMC9835394
doi:	10.1186/s12943-022-01708-4
PMID:	36635761

Cytotoxic Labdane Diterpenes, Norlabdane Diterpenes and Bis-Labdanic Diterpenes from the Zingiberaceae: A Systematic Review

Voon KJ, Sivasothy Y, Sundralingam U, Lalmahomed A, Goh AP

Pharmaceuticals (Basel)

05-Dec-2022

PMCID:	PMC9783331
doi:	10.3390/ph15121517
PMID:	36558968

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids
(4S)-4-[(E,1S)-5-[(1S,4aS,8aS)-5,5,8a-trimethyl-2-methylidene-3,4,4a,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-1-yl]-3-formyl-1-methoxypent-3-enoxy]-2-[[(1R,4aS,8aS)-5,5,8a-trimethyl-2-methylidene-3,4,4a,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-1-yl]methyl]cyclobutene-1-carbaldehyde	163003621	Click to see CC1(CCCC2(C1CCC(=C)C2CC=C(CC(OC)OC3CC(=C3C=O)CC4C(=C)CCC5C4(CCCC5(C)C)C)C=O)C)C	618.90	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2002-34404
(4S)-4-[(E,1S)-5-[(1S,4aS,8aS)-5,5,8a-trimethyl-2-methylidene-3,4,4a,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-1-yl]-3-formyl-1-methoxypent-3-enoxy]-2-[[(1S,4aS,8aS)-5,5,8a-trimethyl-2-methylidene-3,4,4a,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-1-yl]methyl]cyclobutene-1-carbaldehyde	163003620	Click to see CC1(CCCC2(C1CCC(=C)C2CC=C(CC(OC)OC3CC(=C3C=O)CC4C(=C)CCC5C4(CCCC5(C)C)C)C=O)C)C	618.90	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2002-34404
(E)-4-[(1S,4aS,8aR)-5,5,8a-trimethyl-2-methylidene-3,4,4a,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-1-yl]-2-(2,2-dimethoxyethyl)but-2-enal	163031319	Click to see CC1(CCCC2(C1CCC(=C)C2CC=C(CC(OC)OC)C=O)C)C	348.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP9904962
(E)-5-[(1S,4aS,8aR)-5,5,8a-trimethyl-2-methylidene-3,4,4a,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-1-yl]-3-formylpent-3-enoic acid	163026566	Click to see CC1(CCCC2(C1CCC(=C)C2CC=C(CC(=O)O)C=O)C)C	318.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP9904962
(Z)-5-[(1S,4aS,8aR)-5,5,8a-trimethyl-2-methylidene-3,4,4a,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-1-yl]-3-methylpent-3-enoic acid	163045118	Click to see CC(=CCC1C(=C)CCC2C1(CCCC2(C)C)C)CC(=O)O	304.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP9904962
4-(5,5,8a-trimethyl-2-methylidene-3,4,4a,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-1-yl)-2-(2,2-dimethoxyethyl)but-2-enal	85233318	Click to see CC1(CCCC2(C1CCC(=C)C2CC=C(CC(OC)OC)C=O)C)C	348.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP9904962
4-[5-(5,5,8a-trimethyl-2-methylidene-3,4,4a,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-1-yl)-3-formyl-1-methoxypent-3-enoxy]-2-[(5,5,8a-trimethyl-2-methylidene-3,4,4a,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-1-yl)methyl]cyclobutene-1-carbaldehyde	85083717	Click to see CC1(CCCC2(C1CCC(=C)C2CC=C(CC(OC)OC3CC(=C3C=O)CC4C(=C)CCC5C4(CCCC5(C)C)C)C=O)C)C	618.90	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2002-34404
5-(5,5,8a-trimethyl-2-methylidene-3,4,4a,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-1-yl)-3-methylpent-3-enoic acid	85257416	Click to see CC(=CCC1C(=C)CCC2C1(CCCC2(C)C)C)CC(=O)O	304.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP9904962
calcaratarin A	10689094	Click to see CC1(CCCC2(C1CCC(=C)C2CC=C(CC(OC)OC)C=O)C)C	348.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP9904962
Calcaratarin B	10756929	Click to see CC(=CCC1C(=C)CCC2C1(CCCC2(C)C)C)CC(=O)O	304.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP9904962
Zerumin A	11723433	Click to see CC1(CCCC2(C1CCC(=C)C2CC=C(CC(=O)O)C=O)C)C	318.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP9904962
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids / Elemane sesquiterpenoids
(2R,3S)-3-ethenyl-3-methyl-6-propan-2-yl-2-prop-1-en-2-ylcyclohexan-1-one	129316923	Click to see CC(C)C1CCC(C(C1=O)C(=C)C)(C)C=C	220.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP9904962
Shyobunone	5321293	Click to see CC(C)C1CCC(C(C1=O)C(=C)C)(C)C=C	220.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP9904962
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene lactones / Diterpene lactones
(2S)-4-[(E)-2-[(1R,4aS,5R,6R,8aS)-6-hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)-5,8a-dimethyl-2-methylidene-3,4,4a,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-1-yl]ethenyl]-2-methoxy-2H-furan-5-one	162943187	Click to see CC12CCC(C(C1CCC(=C)C2C=CC3=CC(OC3=O)OC)(C)CO)O	362.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP9904962
3-[(2R)-2-[(1S,4aS,8aS)-5,5,8a-trimethyl-2-methylidene-3,4,4a,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-1-yl]-2-hydroxyethyl]-2H-furan-5-one	163030622	Click to see CC1(CCCC2(C1CCC(=C)C2C(CC3=CC(=O)OC3)O)C)C	318.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP9904962
3-[2-(5,5,8a-trimethyl-2-methylidene-3,4,4a,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-1-yl)-2-hydroxyethyl]-2H-furan-5-one	85206432	Click to see CC1(CCCC2(C1CCC(=C)C2C(CC3=CC(=O)OC3)O)C)C	318.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP9904962
3-[2-[(1S,4aS,8aS)-5,5,8a-trimethyl-2-methylidene-3,4,4a,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-1-yl]-2-hydroxyethyl]-2H-furan-5-one	10615529	Click to see CC1(CCCC2(C1CCC(=C)C2C(CC3=CC(=O)OC3)O)C)C	318.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP9904962
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Aldehydes / Alpha-hydrogen aldehydes
2-[(1S,4aS,8aR)-5,5,8a-trimethyl-2-methylidene-3,4,4a,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-1-yl]acetaldehyde	163034684	Click to see CC1(CCCC2(C1CCC(=C)C2CC=O)C)C	234.38	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP9904962
Gamma-Bicyclohomofarnesal	46937288	Click to see CC1(CCCC2(C1CCC(=C)C2CC=O)C)C	234.38	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP9904962
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Lactones / Delta valerolactones
5,9,13-Trimethyl-15-oxo-16-oxatetracyclo[11.3.1.01,10.04,9]heptadecane-5-carboxylic acid	14396715	Click to see CC12CCC3C4(CCCC(C4CCC3(C1)OC(=O)C2)(C)C(=O)O)C	334.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2002-34404
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Lactones / Gamma butyrolactones
(3E,4R)-3-[2-[(1S,4aS,8aR)-5,5,8a-trimethyl-2-methylidene-3,4,4a,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-1-yl]ethylidene]-4-hydroxyoxolan-2-one	162877452	Click to see CC1(CCCC2(C1CCC(=C)C2CC=C3C(COC3=O)O)C)C	318.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP9904962
(3E,4S)-3-[2-[(1S,4aS,8aR)-5,5,8a-trimethyl-2-methylidene-3,4,4a,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-1-yl]ethylidene]-4-hydroxyoxolan-2-one	162877454	Click to see CC1(CCCC2(C1CCC(=C)C2CC=C3C(COC3=O)O)C)C	318.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP9904962
(3E,4S)-3-[2-[(1S,4aS,8aS)-5,5,8a-trimethyl-2-methylidene-3,4,4a,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-1-yl]ethylidene]-4-hydroxyoxolan-2-one	10567584	Click to see CC1(CCCC2(C1CCC(=C)C2CC=C3C(COC3=O)O)C)C	318.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP9904962
(3Z,4S)-3-[2-[(1S,4aS,8aS)-5,5,8a-trimethyl-2-methylidene-3,4,4a,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-1-yl]ethylidene]-4-hydroxyoxolan-2-one	102007111	Click to see CC1(CCCC2(C1CCC(=C)C2CC=C3C(COC3=O)O)C)C	318.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP9904962
3-[2-(5,5,8a-trimethyl-2-methylidene-3,4,4a,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-1-yl)ethylidene]-4-hydroxyoxolan-2-one	75238669	Click to see CC1(CCCC2(C1CCC(=C)C2CC=C3C(COC3=O)O)C)C	318.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP9904962
CID 71550939	71550939	Click to see CC1(CCCC2(C1CCC(=C)C2CC=C3C(COC3=O)O)C)C	318.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP9904962
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives
7-Methoxycoumarin	10748	Click to see COC1=CC2=C(C=C1)C=CC(=O)O2	176.17	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1021/NP9904962

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Alpinia calcarata

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