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ZZingiber zerumbet, Zingiber officinale,Zizyphus spina-christi,Zygophyllum coccineum,Zizyphus sativa,Zizyphus mauritiana Lam,Zea mays,Zygophyllum gaetulum.

Zingiber Zerumbet

Taxonomy: Kingdom : Plantae

Division : Magnoliophyta

Class : Liliopsida

Order : Zingiberales

, Family : Zingiberaceae

Genus : Zingiber

Species : Z. zerumbet

Chemical Composition:

Zerumbone (36.98%),a-caryophyllene (16.35%),camphene (9.24%),,5,5,8-tetramethyl-12- oxabicyclo[9.1.0]dodeca-3,7-diene (4.28%),6-methoxy-2E,9E-humuladien-8-one,Stigmast-4-en-3-one, Zerumbone (ZER)

Part used : Rhizomes.

Refrence:

Chemical constituents:

Potentially bioactive two new natural sesquiterpenoids from the rhizomes of Zingiber zerumbet.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15832816
Isolation and functional characterization of a beta-eudesmol synthase, a new sesquiterpene synthase from Zingiber zerumbet Smith. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18242187
Zerumbone, a tropical ginger sesquiterpene, inhibits colon and lung carcinogenesis in mice.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19003968
Isolation and functional characterization of a beta-eudesmol synthase, a new sesquiterpene synthase from Zingiber zerumbet Smith. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18242187

Anti-hyperglycemic activity:

Screening for antihyperglycaemic activity in several local herbs of Malaysia

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15507337