BACKGROUND & AIMS:
:Mango ginger (Curcuma amada Roxb.) is a unique spice having morphological resemblance with ginger but imparts a raw mango flavour. The main use of mango ginger rhizome is in the manufacture of pickles and culinary preparations. Ayurveda and Unani medicinal systems have given much importance to mango ginger as an appetizer, alexteric, antipyretic, aphrodisiac, diuretic, emollient, expectorant and laxative and to cure biliousness, itching, skin diseases, bronchitis, asthma, hiccough and inflammation due to injuries. The biological activities of mango ginger include antioxidant activity, antibacterial activity, antifungal activity, anti-inflammatory activity, platelet aggregation inhibitory activity, cytotoxicity, antiallergic activity, hypotriglyceridemic activity, brine-shrimp lethal activity, enterokinase inhibitory activity, CNS depressant and analgesic activity. The major chemical components include starch, phenolic acids, volatile oils, curcuminoids and terpenoids like difurocumenonol, amadannulen and amadaldehyde. This article brings to light the major active components present in C. amada along with their biological activities that may be important from the pharmacological point of view.
背景与目标:
: 芒果姜 (Curcuma amada Roxb。) 是一种独特的香料,与姜在形态上相似,但赋予了生芒果的味道。芒果姜根茎的主要用途是制造泡菜和烹饪制剂。阿育吠陀和Unani药用系统非常重视芒果生姜作为开胃菜,开胃,解热,壮阳,利尿剂,润肤剂,祛痰剂和泻药,并治愈胆味,瘙痒,皮肤病,支气管炎,哮喘,因受伤引起的咳嗽和炎症。芒果生姜的生物活性包括抗氧化活性、抑菌活性、抗真菌活性、抗炎活性、血小板聚集抑制活性、细胞毒性、抗过敏活性、低甘油三酯活性、卤虾致死活性、肠激酶抑制活性、中枢神经系统抑制活性和镇痛活性。主要化学成分包括淀粉,酚酸,挥发油,类姜黄素和萜类化合物,如二夫甲酚,阿马达宁和阿马达醛。本文揭示了amada中存在的主要活性成分以及从药理学角度来看可能很重要的生物学活性。