Alpinia oxyphylla

Family	Zingiberaceae
Scientific name	Alpinia oxyphylla Miquel
Synonyms	Amomum amarum F. P. Smith; Languas oxyphylla (Miquel) Merrill
Common name	(English common name) yellow dancing lady
	(Japanese common name) yakuchi [Japanese pronunciation of Chinese common name]
Distribution	China
Reference	Alpinia oxyphylla Miq.
	Alpinia oxyphylla Miquel
	Diarylalkanoids having activity as lipoxygenase inhibitors (US Patent 4810716/1989)
	Dihydronootkatone and tetrahydronootkatone as repellents to arthropods (US Patent 6897244/2005)
	Extracts of vetiver oil as repellent and toxicant to ants, ticks, and cockroaches (US Patent 6906108/2005)
	Method for modulating steroidogenic activity (US Patent 6905714/2005)
	Compounds for pest control and methods for their use (US Patent 7129271/2007)
	Herbal composition for treatment of digestive and urinary disorders (US Patent 7300676/2007)
	Pest control compositions and methods for their use (US Patent 7230033/2007)
	Phenylpropenone compounds and medicines containing the same (European Patent EP0974573/2000)
	Crude medicine composition or adding to feed for farmed fishes (Japanese Patent JP11169099/1999)
	Preventive for gingivitis (Japanese Patent JP60228419/1985)
	Androgenic activity of eucommia ulmoides extracts (WIPO Patent WO/2001/064227)
	Compositions and methods for treating prostate cancer (WIPO Patent WO/2004/050026)
	Composition comprising a Rosmarinus officinalis plant extract, a Centella, Echinacea or Alpinia plant extract and a DNA repair enzyme (WIPO Patent WO/2005/034891)

February 2008 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden	February 2008 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden	February 2008 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden

February 2008 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden