Issue 23, 2017

An overview of chemical constituents from Alpinia species in the last six decades

Abstract

Alpinia species is one of the most important genera of the Zingiberaceae family. In Asia, they have been widely used as food and traditional medicines for centuries. This review focuses on their chemical constituents and their relevant biological activities with 252 references covering from 1955 to 2015. In total, 544 compounds were isolated from 35 Alpinia species. The major ones are terpenoids (207) and diarylheptanoids (143). The crude extracts and identified compounds exhibited a broad spectrum of bioactivities including antiemetic, antiulcer, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-amnesic, anticancer, etc.

Graphical abstract: An overview of chemical constituents from Alpinia species in the last six decades

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Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
06 Dec 2016
Accepted
22 Feb 2017
First published
02 Mar 2017
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

RSC Adv., 2017,7, 14114-14144

An overview of chemical constituents from Alpinia species in the last six decades

X. Ma, C. Xie, Z. Miao, Q. Yang and X. Yang, RSC Adv., 2017, 7, 14114 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA27830B

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