Zingiber zerumbet




Family Zingiberaceae
Subfamily Zingiberoideae
Tribe Zingibereae
Scientific name Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Roscoe ex Smith
Synonyms Amomum spurium (J. König) J. F. Gmelin; Amomum sylvestre (Garsault) Lamarck; Amomum zerumbet L.; Cardamomum spurium (J. König) Kuntze; Dietrichia lampujang Giseke; Dietrichia lampuyang Giseke; Dietrichia major Räuschel; Dietrichia minor Räuschel; Dietrichia spuria (J. König) Giseke; Zerumbet zingiber Lestibudois; Zingiber amaricans Blume; Zingiber aromaticum Valeton; Zingiber blancoi Hasskarl; Zingiber darceyi H. J. Veitch; Zingiber littorale (Valeton) Valeton; Zingiber ovoideum Blume; Zingiber spurium J. König; Zingiber sylvestre Garsault; Zingiber truncatum Stokes; Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Roscoe ex Smith forma australiense F. M. Bailey; Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Roscoe ex Smith var. littoralis Valeton; Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Roscoe ex Smith var. magnum Elmer; Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Roscoe ex Smith var. valenzuelae Oliveros & Cantoria
Common name (English common name) awapuhi, bitter ginger, shampoo ginger, wild ginger
(Japanese common name) shiro-ukon (シロウコン, 白鬱金 [meaning: white turmeric])
Distribution Vietnam
Reference Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Sm.
Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Sm.
Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Roscoe ex Sm.
Antitumor effects of zerumbone from Zingiber zerumbet in P-388D1 cells in vitro and in vivo.
Defence transcriptome profiling of Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Smith by mRNA differential display.
Humulene Derivatives from Zingiber zerumbet with the Inhibitory Effects on Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Nitric Oxide Production
Identification of Zerumbone in Zingiber zerumbet Smith as a Potent Inhibitor of 12-O-Tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate-induced Epstein-Barr Virus Activation
Awapuhi (Zingiber zerumbet) -containing hair cleansing and conditioning compositions (US Patent 5925615/1999)
Composition and method for treating the effects of diseases and maladies (US Patent 6787164/2004)
Immune modulation and anti-allergy activities of Zingiber zerumbet (US Patent 7588788/2009)
RSK inhibitors and therapeutic uses thereof (WIPO Patent Application WO/2003/105766)
Skin-whitening cosmetic (Japanese Patent JP10330243/1998)
Pulverized food raw material (Japanese Patent JP2003070442)



October 2009
at Jindai Botanical Garden
October 2009
at Jindai Botanical Garden
October 2009
at Jindai Botanical Garden