Alpinia Conchigera

	Alpinia Conchigera ''Alpinia conchigera'', the lesser alpinia, is a plant species in the genus ''Alpinia ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, w ...''. Cardamomin is a chalconoid isolated from ''A. conchigera''.Blockade of Nuclear Factor-κB Signaling Pathway and Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Cardamomin, a Chalcone Analog from Alpinia conchigera. Jeong-Hyung Lee, Haeng Sun Jung, Phan Minh Giang, Xuejun Jin, Sangku Lee, Phan Tong Son, Dongho Lee, Young-Soo Hong, Kyeong Lee and Jung Joon Lee, JPET, January 2006, vol. 316, no. 1, pp. 271-278, References External links ''Alpinia conchigera'' on zipcodezoo.com conchigera {{Zingiberales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	William Griffith (botanist) William Griffith (4 March 1810 – 9 February 1845) was a British doctor, naturalist, and botanist. Griffith's botanical publications are from India and Burma. After a brief stay in Madras, he was assigned as a Civil Surgeon to Tenasserim, Burma, where he studied local plants and made collecting trips to the Barak River valley in Assam. He explored various parts of Burma, traveling the rivers, including the Irrawadi as far as Rangoon. He visited the highlands of Sikkim, and the region of the Himalayas around Shimla. Subsequently, Griffith was appointed as Civil Surgeon in Malacca, where he died of a parasitic liver disease. Biography William was born at Ham on 4 March 1810, the son of Thomas Griffith. He studied under a private tutor along with brothers and even in his early days, took an interest in botany. He later went to London University where he studied under Robert Brown and John Lindley. He was also influenced by his friend R.H. Solly. He studied briefly at Paris u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Alpinia ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, where they occur in tropical and subtropical climates.''Alpinia''. Flora of China. Several species are cultivated as ornamental plants.''Alpinia''. Flora of North America. Species of the genus are known generally as shell ginger. Description These herbs lack true stems, but have pseudost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Cardamomin Cardamomin (also known as cardamonin) is a chalconoid that has been isolated from several plants including ''Alpinia katsumadai'' and ''Alpinia conchigera ''Alpinia conchigera'', the lesser alpinia, is a plant species in the genus ''Alpinia ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specia ...''. It has received growing attention from the scientific community due to the expectations toward its benefits to human health. References Chalconoids {{aromatic-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

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