EFSA Compendium of Botanicals

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Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm

Family:: Zingiberaceae
Approval state:: Approved
Number of articles retrieved:: 235
Number of processed references:: 4

Compositions

#1: camphor #2: 1,8-cineole - leaves #3: 1,8-cineole - flower #4: 1,8-cineole - root #5: myrcene - root #6: 1,8-cineol #7: camphor #8: labdane diterpenes (zerumin A & B)

Endpoint Studies

Genotoxicity

Composition #1: Bhuiyan, Md. Nazrul Islam., Bhuiyan, Md. Nurul Huda., Chowdury, Jasim Uddin., Shamsuzzaman, Sohel., Azim, Mohammad Alaul. CONSTITUENTS OF THE LEAF AND RHIZOME ESSENTIAL OIL OF ALPINIA ZERUMBET (PERS.) BL BURTT & RM SMITH FROM BANGLADESH . dhaka university journal of biological sciences, 2009, vol. 18, no. 1, p. 59–63. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Leaves (as part-nature) (A0EKT)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Essential oil (as part-nature) (A166Q)
Substance:

(-)-camphor (RF-00003469-PAR)
Analytical method code:

Gaschromatography (GC) (F037A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

Numerical Value (VAL)
Value (concentration, content):

4.3
Internal remarks:

camphor

Composition #2: Padalia, R.C., Chanotiya, C.S., Sundaresana, V. Compositional variability in essential oil from different parts of Alpinia speciosa from India. natural product communications, 2010, vol. 5, no. 2, p. 279–282. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Leaves (as part-nature) (A0EKT)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Essential oil (as part-nature) (A166Q)
Substance:

1,8-cineole (RF-00003470-PAR)
Analytical method code:

Gaschromatography (GC) (F037A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

Numerical Value (VAL)
Value (concentration, content):

19.2
Internal remarks:

1,8-cineole - leaves

Composition #3: Padalia, R.C., Chanotiya, C.S., Sundaresana, V. Compositional variability in essential oil from different parts of Alpinia speciosa from India. natural product communications, 2010, vol. 5, no. 2, p. 279–282. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Flower (as part-nature) (A067B)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Essential oil (as part-nature) (A166Q)
Substance:

1,8-cineole (RF-00003470-PAR)
Analytical method code:

Gaschromatography (GC) (F037A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

Numerical Value (VAL)
Value (concentration, content):

24.4
Internal remarks:

1,8-cineole - flower

Composition #4: Padalia, R.C., Chanotiya, C.S., Sundaresana, V. Compositional variability in essential oil from different parts of Alpinia speciosa from India. natural product communications, 2010, vol. 5, no. 2, p. 279–282. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Roots and other underground parts (as part-nature) (A067M)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Essential oil (as part-nature) (A166Q)
Substance:

1,8-cineole (RF-00003470-PAR)
Analytical method code:

Gaschromatography (GC) (F037A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

Numerical Value (VAL)
Value (concentration, content):

11.8
Internal remarks:

1,8-cineole - root

Composition #5: Padalia, R.C., Chanotiya, C.S., Sundaresana, V. Compositional variability in essential oil from different parts of Alpinia speciosa from India. natural product communications, 2010, vol. 5, no. 2, p. 279–282. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Roots and other underground parts (as part-nature) (A067M)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Essential oil (as part-nature) (A166Q)
Substance:

myrcene (RF-00003503-PAR)
Analytical method code:

Gaschromatography (GC) (F037A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

Numerical Value (VAL)
Value (concentration, content):

1.1
Internal remarks:

myrcene - root

Composition #6: Chen, Jian Yan., Ye, Zheng Mei., Huang, Tian Yi., Chen, Xiao Dan., Li, Yong Yu., Wu, Shao Hua. Identification of Volatiles in Leaves of Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata' Using Headspace Solid-Phase Microextraction-Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry . natural product communications, 2014, vol. 9, no. 7, p. 999–1001. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Leaves (as part-nature) (A0EKT)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Essential oil (as part-nature) (A166Q)
Substance:

1,8-cineole (RF-00003470-PAR)
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

Numerical Value (VAL)
Value (concentration, content):

43.5
Internal remarks:

1,8-cineol

Composition #7: Chen, Jian Yan., Ye, Zheng Mei., Huang, Tian Yi., Chen, Xiao Dan., Li, Yong Yu., Wu, Shao Hua. Identification of Volatiles in Leaves of Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata' Using Headspace Solid-Phase Microextraction-Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry . natural product communications, 2014, vol. 9, no. 7, p. 999–1001. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Leaves (as part-nature) (A0EKT)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Essential oil (as part-nature) (A166Q)
Substance:

(-)-camphor (RF-00003469-PAR)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

Numerical Value (VAL)
Value (concentration, content):

5.3
Internal remarks:

camphor

Composition #8: Xu, HX., Dong, H., Sim, KY. Labdane diterpenes from Alpinia zerumbet. PHYTOCHEMISTRY, 1996, vol. 42, no. 1, p. 149–151. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Seed (as part-nature) (A066P)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

Methanol
Substance:

labdane diterpenes (RF-00004392-PAR)
Additional substance description:

zerumin A & B
Analytical method code:

Colorimetry, Spectroscopy (Spectrometry) and Photometry (F008A)
Analytical method - additional description:

TLC, C and H NMR, MS
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

labdane diterpenes (zerumin A & B)