Abstract
This article reviews the chemical constituents and bioactivities of several Indonesian plants typically used in Jamu prescriptions in Indonesia. Jamu is Indonesia traditional medicine: it consists of either a single ingredient or a mixture of several medicinal plants. One plant family always used in Jamu is Zingiberaceae (ginger), such as Curcuma domestica/C. longa, C. xanthorrhizae, C. heyneana, C. zedoaria, C. aeruginosa, Zingiber aromaticum, Alpinia galanga. We also report other commonly used plant families such as Justicia gendarussa and Cassia siamea, whose activities have been extensively explored by our department.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 506-518 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin |
Volume | 66 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Keywords
- Bioactive
- Cassia siamea
- Justicia gendarussa
- Zingiberaceae