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Etlingera elatior
Tall ginger relative with spectacular flower buds used as food and medicine across Southeast Asia.
Tall ginger relative with spectacular flower buds used as food and medicine across Southeast Asia. Key active compounds include quercetin, kaempferol, gallic acid.
quercetin, along with kaempferol and gallic acid, are the primary bioactive compounds in Torch Ginger. These compounds modulates NF-κB and COX-2 inflammatory pathways, provides free radical scavenging activity, disrupts microbial cell membranes and inhibits pathogen growth.
Antimicrobial
Strong evidence from multiple clinical trials and meta-analyses
Antioxidant
Strong evidence from multiple clinical trials and meta-analyses
Anti-inflammatory
Supported by clinical evidence; more large-scale trials would strengthen findings
Antihypertensive
Supported by clinical evidence; more large-scale trials would strengthen findings
Earache and ear infections
Based on traditional use; clinical evidence limited
High blood pressure in folk medicine
Based on traditional use; clinical evidence limited
Digestive complaints
Based on traditional use; clinical evidence limited
Culinary medicine in Malaysia and Indonesia
Based on traditional use; clinical evidence limited
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