Bioasay-guided fractionation of the antiemetic constituents of Alpinia officinarum was performed, and eight compounds (1-8) including a new compound were isolated. Among the seven known compounds, two flavonoids (1, 2), four diarylheptanoids (3, 5, 6, 8), and one sterol (4) were obtained, with five
In order to explore the correlation between the medicinal properties,efficacy and application in the same genetic relationship,explain the scientific connotation of the medicinal properties and effects of traditional Chinese medicines(TCM),promote the academic development of the theory of
Although Alpinia officinarum has been used in traditional medicine for the treatment of several conditions, such as abdominal pain, emesis, diarrhea, impaired renal function, and dysentery, little is known about its function in obesity. In this study, we investigated the antiobesity effect of A.
Alpinia katsumadai (Zingiberaceae) has been widely used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat a variety of conditions such as emesis and gastric disorders. However, very little is known about the cellular actions by which this plant mediates its therapeutic effects. Various aspects of antioxidant
Two novel diarylheptanoids named katsumadain A (1) and katsumadain B (2) were isolated from the seeds of Alpinia katsumadai, and their structures were determined by spectroscopic analysis. Both katsumadains A (1) and B (2) showed anti-emetic activities on copper sulfate-induced emesis in young
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