Hedychium coronarium (White lavender) : medicinal properties in alcoholic extraction

Hedychium coronarium (White lavender, White ginger, Pain-relieving ginger, Lavand blan, Jenjanb-blan, Jenjanb-doulè, Lavande blanche, Gingembre blanc, Gingembre-à-douleur) — family Zingiberacées.

Scientific synonyms : Hedychium chrysoleucum-Hook, H coronarium var baimao ZY Zhu, H spicatus-Lodd.

This database documents alcoholic (ethanol) extractions of active substances. Our monograph currently lists 7 indications in alcoholic extraction for this species. The Lapo v2 catalogue records 96 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 Rakesh Barik (2015)

     Excerpt To evaluate the antidiabetic activity of the ethanolic extract of rhizomes of white ginger lily, Hedychium coronarium J. The results suggest that Hedychium coronarium has antidiabetic activity, thereby justifying its traditional claim and augmenting it into the present-day systems of medicine.

   • According to Pranitha K (2014)

     Excerpt Pranitha K et al, Hypoglycemic effect of ethanolic extract of Hedychium coronarium Linn rhizome in alloxan induced diabetes in rat model, Inter J Res Pharm & Pharmacol, 3 :3, 2014-Abstract To study the Hypoglycemic effect of ethanolic extract of Hedychium coronarium Linn., rhizome in Alloxan induced diabetes in rat model. The various factors such as body weight, feed intake, blood glucose, serum insulin etc were regularly studied.

   • According to Panigrahy KS (2020)

     Excerpt Panigrahy KS et al, Hedychium coronarium Rhizomes: Promising Antidiabetic & Natural Inhibitor of α-Amylase & α-Glucosidase J of Dietary Suppl, 17(1), 2020-bstract: Hedychium coronarium commonly known as ginger lily, is considered an endemic medicinal plant. coronarium rhizome extract and its active constituent could be used as a natural inhibitor of these two carbohydrate-metabolizing enzymes & may play a key role in the management of diabetes.

   • According to Chaithra B (2017)

     Excerpt Hedychium coronarium is a rhizomatous flowering plant popularly called white Ginger Lily. It is widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions of India.1 Its rhizome is used in the treatment of diabetes.

   • According to Tse LS (2019)

     Excerpt coronarium leaves (HC) on type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Hedychium coronarium has a long history of use worldwide as a food & in folk medicine.

2. 2

   Cancer: adjuvant treatment for uterine carcinoma

   Plant part used: Rhizome.

   Scientific references (short excerpts)

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   • According to Lin HW (2018)

     Excerpt Coronarin D, a diterpene derived from the rhizomes of Hedychium coronarium, has been used to treat inflammatory diseases. Coronarin D can exert strong anticancer effects through cell growth prevention & cell cycle arrest in many cancer cells.

   • According to Zhan ZJ (2012)

     Excerpt Two new labdane diterpenoids, namely hedycoronals A and B (1 & 2, resp.), were isolated from the rhizomes of Hedychium coronarium, together with eight known diterpenoids, 4–11, & a known diarylheptanoid, 3. Inhibitory activities against human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUMECs) proliferation & cytotoxic activities against four cancer cell lines were assessed for all the isolates.

   • According to Mohanty S (2023)

     Excerpt Mohanty S et al, Volatile profiling coupled with multivariate analysis, antiproliferative & anti-inflammatory activities of rhizome essential oil of four Hedychium species from India, J Ethnopharmacol, 317:116835. Aim of the study: The current research aimed to explore the chemical composition & evaluate the antiproliferative & anti-inflammatory activities of rhizome EO from four Hedychium species (H.

   • According to RAY-A (2019)

     Excerpt Hedychium coronarium is traditionally used as medicine in countries such as India, China, & Vietnam for treatment of various ailments including cancer. However, in spite of its implied significance in cancer treatment regimes, there are no reports so far involving the anticancerous attributes of H, coronarium ethanol extract (HCEE) on cancer cells & a more comprehensive study on its mechanism is still lacking.

   • According to Donipati P (2015)

     Excerpt The purpose of this study was to test in vitro anticancer activities of the hexane, chloroform & methanolic extracts of Hedychium coronarium against the human breast cancer cell lines [MCF-7]. The Average values of (Hexane, Chloroform and Methanolic concentrations) of Hedychium coronarium were shown in (Table 1), Out of which Methanol Average values was found to be more 10:100, 20:100, 40:100,80:94.2) than Hexane & Methanolic concerntrations.Agraph was plotted between different concentrations of Hedychium coronarium (Hexane, Chloroform & Methanolic concentrations) had different cytotoxicity effects on MCF7 cell line (Figure 1), In the present study ,Methanol treatment on cell growth of drug- sensitive & Adriamycin-resistant MCF-7 cells where, maximum inhibition was observed.

3. 3

   Bacterial infection: Escherichia coli & Staphylococcus aureus

   Plant part used: Rhizome.

   Scientific references (short excerpts)

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   • According to Guzman L (2020)

     Excerpt There are no information about the antiplatelet properties of essential oils (EOs) from rhizomes (HCR) & leaves (HCL) of this herb, additionally, there are reports about the antibacterial activity of the Zingiberaceae species, however, no studies have been carried out in the Colombian Amazon Region. Hedychium coronarium J.

   • According to Reuk-ngam N (2014)

     Excerpt Coronarin D is a labdane-type diterpene from the rhizomes of Hedychium coronarium. The antibacterial effect of the combination of Coronarin D with nine classical antibiotics against four Gram-positive bacteria was also evaluated.

   • According to Sinjumol T (2014)

     Excerpt Sinjumol T et al, Evaluation of antibacterial potential of silver nanoparticles (SNPs) produced using rhizome extract of Hedychium coronarium J.

   • According to Author (2011)

     Excerpt Ho JC, Antimicrobial, Mosquito Larvicidal and Antioxidant Properties of the Leaf and Rhizome of Hedychium coronarium J of the Chin Chem Soc, 58 (4):563–567-2011 -DOI: 10.1002/jccs.201190021.

   • According to Prakash B (2012)

     Excerpt Origanum majorana L., Coriandrum sativum L., Hedychium spicatum, Commiphora myrrha, & Cananga odorata Hook.f. & T based on their antifungal, antiaflatoxin & antioxidant efficacy.

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.