Renealmia alpinia (Gran-Jenjanb) : medicinal properties in alcoholic extraction

Renealmia alpinia (Gran-Jenjanb, Lavand wouj, Grand Gingembre, Red lavender, Lavande rouge, Jengibre grande, Lavanda roja) — family Zingiberacées.

Scientific synonyms : Alpinia bicalyculata Sessé & Moc, A exaltata (L.f.) Roem. & Schult. A macrantha Poepp. & Endl. A pacoseroca Jacq., A Renealmia (Lam.) Sm., A tubulata KG. Amomum Renealmia Lam., A repens Lam. Ethanium bracteosum (G.) K, E exaltatum (L.f.) Kuntze, E macranthum (Poepp. & Endl.) K, E pacoseroca (Jacq.) Kuntze, Gethyra tubulata (KG.) Sweet, Peperidium tubulatum Lindl., Renealmia bracteosa Griseb., Siphotria squamosa Raf..

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 14 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

   Pain, hyperalgesia

   Plant part used: leaf.

   Scientific references (short excerpts)

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

   • According to GOMEZ-Betancur I (2015)

     Excerpt Conclusion: Aqueous & methanol extracts of RA provide antinociceptive & analgesic effects in an in vivo model. Renealmia Alpinia is native to the American continent & can be found from Mexico to Brazil, & in the Caribbean islands.

   • According to Gómez-Betancur I (2014)

     Excerpt Additionally, pinostrobin may be responsible for the anti-hemorrhagic & analgesic activity (peripheral analgesic activity) of Renealmia alpinia,. In addition to its common local usage against snakebites, Renealmia alpinia is commonly used to treat pain.

   • According to Chaurasiya ND (2017)

     Excerpt Renealmia alpinia (Zingiberaceae), a medicinal plant of tropical rainforests, is used to treat snakebites & other injuries & also as a febrifuge, analgesic, antiemetic, antiulcer, & anticonvulsant.

2. 2

   Snake bite: Bothrops asper

   Plant part used: Pest control and veterinary products.

   Scientific references (short excerpts)

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

   • According to Fernández, M (2010)

     Excerpt This paper evaluates the inhibitory capacity of ethanolic extracts of leaves & little roots & also fractions chromatographically fractions obtained from Renealmia alpinia (Rottb) Mass, cultured in vitro, on the indirect hemolytic activity, proteolytic activity & coagulant activity induced by the Bothrops asper venom. Proteolytic activity from RA extracts on Bothrops asper venom is ruled out since there are not changes in the electrophoretic pattern of the venom.

   • According to Gómez-Betancur I (2014)

     Excerpt Renealmia alpinia has been traditionally used to treat snakebites by indigenous Embera-Katíos tribes belonging to the regions of Antioquia & Chocó, Colombia, & it has been shown to inhibit the enzymatic & biological activities of Bothrops venoms & their purified phospholipase A2 (PLA2) toxins. The protective properties of the extract & of pinostrobin against the indirect hemolytic, coagulant & proteolytic effects of Bothrops asper venom were evaluated in vitro, & the anti-hemorrhagic & anti-inflammatory activity were evaluated in vivo.

   • According to Patiño AC (2013)

     Excerpt In this work, extracts of RA obtained by micropropagation (in vitro) & from specimens collected in the wild were tested & compared in their capacity to inhibit enzymatic & toxic activities of a snake venom metalloproteinase isolated from Bothrops atrox (Batx-I) venom & a serine proteinase (Cdc SII) from Crotalus durissus cumanensis venom. No alteration was observed in the electrophoretic pattern of venom proteinases after incubation with Renealmia alpinia extracts, thus excluding proteolytic degradation or protein denaturation/precipitation as a mechanism of inhibition.

   • According to Alarcón J.C (2008)

     Excerpt Renealmia alpinia (matandrea or achira de monte) it`s an important plant for their neutralizing ability of both effects oedema-forming, hemorrhagic & clotting of the venom of the snake Bothrops asper (mapaná equis). alpinia under in vitro conditions, as well as the rate of speed multiplication & the induction of having undiferentiated tissue in foliar explants.

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.