Zingiberaceae
| 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). |
| Notes: |
prefer specific plant; coord with specific PLANT COMPONENTS 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 (IM |
| Also Called: |
Boesenbergia,Renealmia,Kaempferia,Hedychium,Aframomum |
| Previously Indexed: |
Zingiberales (1997-2001) |
Zingiberaceae Categories.
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Alpinia - A plant genus of the family ZINGIBERACEAE. Members contain galangin, yakuchinone-A, and diarylheptanoids. |
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Amomum - A plant genus of the family ZINGIBERACEAE. Members contain aculeatin D, beta-sitosterol, and STIGMASTEROL. Some members have been reclassified to ELETTARIA and other ZINGIBERACEAE. |
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Curcuma - A plant genus of the family ZINGIBERACEAE that contains CURCUMIN and curcuminoids. |
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Elettaria - A plant genus of the family ZINGIBERACEAE, order Zingiberales, subclass Zingiberidae. Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton is the source of Cardamon used in SPICES. |
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Ginger - Deciduous plant rich in volatile oil (OILS, VOLATILE). It is used as a flavoring agent and has many other uses both internally and topically. |
Zingiberaceae Definitions and Terms
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