Alpinia officinalis (Alpinia officinarum) in traditional medicine and modern medico-pharmaceutical practice. Publication 1: botanical characteristics, synonyms, features of procurement of raw materials, food use
AUTHORS : Kiseleva1 T.L. | Coleman2 N.V.
RELEVANT UNIVERSITIES : 1 Professional Association of Natural Therapists (Moscow),
2City University of New Jersey (USA)
YEAR : 2020
SUMMARY An informational and analytical study of Alpinia officinarum Hance was carried out in terms of the botanical
characteristics of the plant, problems of synonymy, the peculiarities of the procurement of raw materials, as well
as the experience of traditional and modern food use, including in Russia. Revealed massive errors in synonymy,
unacceptable for medico-pharmaceutical use of raw materials. It is shown that the results of ethnobotanical
studies and thousands of years of world experience of widespread food use of small galangal indirectly indicate
the absence of its toxicity. The results obtained allow us to conclude on the need for further information and
analytical studies in terms of the chemical composition and biological activity of the rhizomes of Alpinia
officinarum
