| 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 |