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Zingiberaceae

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Definition: A plant family of the order Zingiberales, subclass Zingiberidae, class Liliopsida. It includes plants which have both flavoring and medicinal properties such as GINGER; turmeric (CURCUMA), and cardamom (ELETTARIA).  prefer specific plant; coord with specific PLANT STRUCTURES term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATION or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM) + specific plant chemical /ther use (   
Examples Alpinia; Amomum; Curcuma; Elettaria; Ginger 		Other names Renealmias; Kaempferias; Hedychiums; Boesenbergias; Aframomums; Renealmia; Kaempferia; Hedychium; Boesenbergia; Aframomum
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
cardamonin  0 2'4'-dihydroxy-6'-methoxy-chalcone  *Chalcones Zingiberaceae. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2001 May;37(5):596-606
yakuchinone-A  78954-23-1   Guaiacol/*analogs & derivatives Zingiberaceae. Planta Med 1984;50(2):186

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