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2022 Oct 21


J Ethnopharmacol

Hedychium flavum flower essential oil: Chemical composition, anti-inflammatory activities and related mechanisms in vitro and in vivo.

Authors

Tian M, Xie D, Yang Y, Tian Y, Jia X, Wang Q, Deng G, Zhou Y
J Ethnopharmacol. 2022 Oct 21:115846.
PMID: 36280015.

Abstract

Hedychium flavum, an ornamental, edible, and medicinal plant, is extensively cultivated as a source of aromatic essential oils (EO). Its flower is a traditional Chinese medicine for treating inflammation-related diseases like indigestion, diarrhea, and stomach pain. In particular, H. flavum flower EO has been used in cosmetics and as an aromatic stomachic to treat chronic gastritis in China.