Alpinia speciosa


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Noun1.Alpinia speciosa - cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled yellow lips with variegated magenta stripesAlpinia speciosa - cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes
Alpinia Zerumbet, Languas speciosa, shall-flower, shell ginger, shellflower
ginger - perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
Alpinia, genus Alpinia, genus Languas, genus Zerumbet - perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes
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Preparations from the leaves of Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) Burtt & Smith (family Zingiberaceae), also known as Alpinia speciosa (J.
Alpinia Essential Oils and Their Major Components against Rhodnius nasutus, a Vector of Chagas Disease
Pharmacological and toxicological evaluation of Alpinia speciosa. Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, v.86, p.93-97, 1991.
Histochemistry, content and chemical composition of essential oil in different organs of Alpinia zerumbet/Histoquimica, teor e composicao quimica do oleo essencial nos diferentes orgaos de Alpinia zerumbet
Alpinia zerumbet, also known as Alpinia speciosa or Alpinia nutans (Menclonca et al.
Endothelium-dependent vasodilatation effects of the essential oil from Fructus Alpiniae Zerumbet (EOFAZ) on rat thoracic aortic rings in vitro
Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oil of leaf, stem and rhizome of Alpinia speciosa (J.
Volatile essential oil constituents of Alpinia smithiae (Zingiberaceae)
This study was undertaken to elucidate the effect of the essential oil from Alpinia speciosa (EOAs) on cardiac contractility and the underlying mechanisms.
Cardiodepressive effect elicited by the essential oil of Alpinia speciosa is related to L-type [Ca.sup.2+] current blockade
Contribuicao ao estudo quimico de plantas do Nordeste: Alpinia speciosa Schum (Zingiber-aceae) e Physsalis atujulata (Solonaceae).
Endothelium-dependent vasorelaxant effects of the essential oil from aerial parts of Alpinia zerumbet and its main constituent 1, 8-cineole in rats
A zerumbet, also named Alpinia speciosa, is known popularly as "colonia" in northeastern Brazil, where it receives widespread use in folk medicine, predominantly in the treatment of intestinal disorders and hypertension (Matos, 1987; Prudente et al., 1993; Leal-Cardoso and Fonteles, 1999).
Antinociceptive effects of the essential oil of Alpinia zerumbet on mice
Keywords: Essential oil; Alpinia zerumbet; Alpinia speciosa; Sciatic nerve; Compound action potential
Effects of essential oil of Alpinia zerumbet on the compound action potential of the rat sciatic nerve

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