Table 3.
List of anticancerous, antiinflammatory and analgesic activities showed by bioactive fractions and major compounds from Alpinia species
| Species name | Parts used | Bioactive fractions/compounds | Bioactivity | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. galanga | Rhizome | 1′S-1′-Acetoxychavicol acetate and p-coumaryl alcohol γ-O-methyl ether | Anticancerous | Nam et al. (2005) |
| A. officinarum | Rhizome | 7-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-4-en-3-heptanone | Anticancerous | An et al. (2008) |
| A. pricei | Rhizome | Ethanolic extract | Apoptotic | Yang et al. (2008) |
| A. oxyphylla | Fruits | Oxyphyllone A and B | Anticancerous | Xu et al. (2009) |
| A. conchigera | Rhizome | 1′S-1′-Acetoxychavicol acetate | Apoptotic | Awang et al. (2010) |
| A. katsumadai | Seeds | Rubraine, isorubraine and sumadain | Anticancerous | Hua et al. (2009) |
| A. scabra | Leaves and rhizome | Hexane and dicholoromethane extract | Anticancerous | Ibrahim et al. (2010) |
| A. oxyphylla | Fruits | Hexane and ethyl acetate fractions | Antiangiogenic | He et al. (2010) |
| A. mutica | Rhizome | Pinostrobin | Anticancerous | Malek et al. (2011) |
| A. officinarum | Rhizome | Galangin | Prevents skin cancer | Lu et al. (2007) |
| A. blepharocalyx | Seeds | Diarylheptanoids | Antiproliferative | Ali et al. (2001) |
| A. calcarata | Rhizome | Aqueous and ethanolic extract | Antinociceptive | Arambewela et al. (2004) |
| A. officinarum | Rhizome | Ethanolic extract | Antinociceptive, antiinflammatory, and antipsychiatric | Lee et al. (2009) |
| A. officinarum | Rhizome | Hydroxy-1,7-diphenyl-4-en-3-heptanone 6, 6-(2-hydroxy-phenyl)-4-methoxy-2-pyrone, 1,7-diphenyl-4-en-3-heptanone, 1,7-diphenyl-5-methoxy-3-heptanone and apigenin | Platelet-activating factor (PAF) antagonists | Fan et al. (2007) |
| A. galangal | Rhizome | Alcoholic and aqueous extracts | Antiinflammatory | Satish and Dhananjayan (2003) |
| A. conchigera | Rhizome | Cardamomin | Antiinflammatory | Lee et al. (2006) |
| A. galanga | Rhizome | 7-(4′-Hydroxy-3′-methoxyphenyl)-1-phenylhept-4-en-3-one | Antiinflammatory | Yadav et al. (2003) |
| A. galanga | Rhizome | 1′S-1′-acetoxychavicol acetate and 1′S-1′-acetoxyeugenol acetate | Antiallergic | Matsuda et al. (2003a, b) |
| A. galanga | Rhizome | Acetoxybenzhydrols | Antiallergic | Yasuharaa et al. (2009) |
| A. pricei | Rhizome | 70 % Ethanolic extract | Antiinflammatory | Yu et al. (2009) |
| A. pricei | Rhizome | Flavokawain B | Antiinflammatory | Lin et al. (2009) |