Review Article
Year: 2020 | Month: July-September | Volume: 5 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 494-500
Traditional uses, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Curcuma xanthorriza Roxb.: A Review
Een Kustina, Zulharmita, Sestry Misfadhila *
School of Pharmaceutical Science (STIFARM Padang), Padang, Indonesia.
*Corresponding Author: Sestry Misfadhila (sestrymisfadhila@gmail.com)
ABSTRACT
The curcuma plant is traditionally used as a medicine for heartburn, diarrhea, hemorrhoids, coughs, asthma, and canker sores. Curcuma has properties as an appetite enhancer, improves digestive function, nourishes the liver, and relieves joint and bone pain. Curcuma rhizome is nutritious because it contains chemical compounds, including curcumin, essential oils, saponins, flavonoids, alkaloids, and tannins. Pharmacologically this plant is reported as antibacterial, antimicrobial, anti-cancer, anti-fungal, anti-acne, and antioxidant.
Keywords: Curcuma xanthorrhiza, traditional use, phytochemical, pharmacological.