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A Review on the Pharmacological Activities and Phytochemicals of Alpinia officinarum (Galangal) Extracts Derived from Bioassay‑Guided Fractionation and Isolation

Aida Maryam Basri1, Hussein Taha2, Norhayati Ahmad2★★ Corresponding author

  1. 1Herbal Drug Discovery Laboratory, BRUNEI DARUSSALAM.
  2. 2Environmental and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Gadong BE1410, BRUNEI DARUSSALAM.

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Norhayati Ahmad

Environmental and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Gadong BE1410, BRUNEI DARUSSALAM.

norhayati.ahmad@ubd.edu.bn

Volume 11, Issue 21 · pp. 43–56 · PUBLISHED · DOI: 10.4103/phrev.phrev_55_16

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ABSTRACT

The rhizomes of Alpinia officinarum Hance have been used conventionally for the treatment of various ailments, triggering a wide interest from the scientific research community on this ethnomedicinal plant. This review summarizes the phytochemical and pharmacological properties of the extracts and fractions from A. officinarum, a plant species of the Zingiberaceae family. Different parts of the plant – leaves, roots, rhizomes, and aerial parts – have been extracted in various solvents – methanol, ethanol, ethyl acetate, hexane, dichloromethane, aqueous, chloroform, and petroleum ether, using various techniques – Soxhlet extraction, maceration, ultrasonication, and soaking, whereas fractionation of the plant extracts involves the solvent–solvent partition method. The extracts, fractions, and isolated compounds have been studied for their biological activities – antioxidant, antibacterial, anti‑inflammatory, anticancer, antiproliferative, inhibition of enzymes, as well as the inhibition of nitric oxide production. More findings on A. officinarum are certainly important to further develop potential bioactive drug compounds.

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    Basri, A. M., Taha, H., & Ahmad, N. (). A Review on the Pharmacological Activities and Phytochemicals of Alpinia officinarum (Galangal) Extracts Derived from Bioassay‑Guided Fractionation and Isolation. Pharmacognosy Reviews, 11(21), 43–56. https://doi.org/10.4103/phrev.phrev_55_16