Curculigo capitulata (Zèb-palmié) : medicinal properties in alcoholic extraction

Curculigo capitulata (Zèb-palmié, Palm grass, Herbe-palmier) — family Hypoxidacées.

Scientific synonyms : Curculigo recurvata W.T-Aiton, Leucoium capitulatum Lour., Molineria capitulata (Lour.) Herb. M recurvata (W.T. Aiton) Herb, M capitulata (Lour.) Herb..

This database documents alcoholic (ethanol) extractions of active substances. Our monograph currently lists 2 indications in alcoholic extraction for this species. The Lapo v2 catalogue records 6 scientific references for this species (full detail in the application).

Important — scientific references on this public page: only a short excerpt of each cited source is shown (selected abstract sentences), kept in the original language of the publication (most often English), without translation. These excerpts are not the full article text and are not a complete bibliography. The full reference records and complete monographic detail are available in the Lapo v2 application (free 30-day trial).

1. 1

   Type II diabetes mellitus

   Plant part used: Sheet.

   Scientific references (short excerpts)

   Short excerpts only (not the full article). Full reference records are in the Lapo v2 application.

   • According to Wong (2013)

     Excerpt In addition, the pharmacological effects of Curculigo focused on anti-diabetes, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, osteoporosis, antioxidation, etc. To conclude the progression of the genus Curculigo, we collected the new literature published from 2013 to 2021 in PubMed, Web of Science, Google Scholar databases, & the Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure.

   • According to Shah S (2023)

     Excerpt Therefore, with ethanol extract of Molineria capitulata (EEMC), methanol extract of Trichosanthes tricuspidata (METT), & methanol extract of Amorphophallus campanulatus (MEAC), we mandate evaluation of in vitro α-amylase inhibition, antioxidants, & molecular docking, & ADMET/T analysis.

2. 2

   Oxidative stress

   Plant part used: Sheet.

   Scientific references (short excerpts)

   Short excerpts only (not the full article). Full reference records are in the Lapo v2 application.

   • According to Shovo MAR (2021)

     Excerpt The present study was designed to examine the antioxidant, cytotoxic, thrombolytic, anti-inflammatory, & analgesic activities of a methanolic extract of MC leaves (MEMC) using both experimental & computational models. Antioxidant activity was assessed by examining the reducing power of MEMC, resulting in absorbance of 1.87 at 400 µg/mL, demonstrating a strong reduction capacity.

   • According to Nie Y (2013)

     Excerpt In the genus Curculigo, Curculigo orchioides Gaertn, Curculigo capitulata (Lour) O. C capitulata is used for the treatment of consumptive cough, kidney asthenia, impotence & spermatorrhea, hemorrhoids, asthma, jaundice, diarrhea, colic and gonorrhea in traditional Chinese & India medicine, & to treat urinary tract infection, acute renal pelvis & nephritis, nephritis-edema, cystitis, nephrolithiasis, hypertension & rheumatic arthritis in traditional Dai medicine.

   • According to Shah S (2023)

     Excerpt Therefore, with ethanol extract of Molineria capitulata (EEMC), methanol extract of Trichosanthes tricuspidata (METT), & methanol extract of Amorphophallus campanulatus (MEAC), we mandate evaluation of in vitro α-amylase inhibition, antioxidants, & molecular docking, & ADMET/T analysis.

Further indications (including other extraction modes where applicable), dosages, precautions for use, and the <strong>full scientific references</strong> (complete records, not only the short excerpts above) are available in the complete monographic record in the Lapo v2 application.