Table 1.
Name of Plants | Parts used/ Extract | Disease/Function | References | |
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Botanical Name | Common Name | |||
Astragali radix | Milkvetch root | Roots | Anticancer | 36 |
Curcuma aeruginosae | Pink and blue ginger | Rhizome | Wound healing activity | 20 |
Curcuma aromatica | Wild turmeric | Rhizome | 21 | |
Curcuma kwangsiensis | --- | --- | Anticancer | 22 |
Curcuma longa | Common turmeric | Rhizome | Antifungal | 37 |
Curcuma phaeocaulis | --- | --- | Antiproliferative | 24 |
Curcuma wenyujin | --- | --- | Antitumor, antihepatic fibrosis, antioxidant, antimicrobial | 38, 40, 41 |
Curcuma zedoary | White turmeric | Dried roots | Anticancer | 29 |
Fructus gardenia | --- | --- | Anticancer | 35 |
Curcuma rhizoma | --- | --- | --- | 23 |
Curcuma trichosantha G. | --- | Rhizome | --- | 39 |