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 |