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'''''Renealmia alpinia''''' is a [[flowering plant]] species native to [[ |
'''''Renealmia alpinia''''' is a [[flowering plant]] species native to the Americas, where it grows from [[Southern Mexico]] through much of [[South America]], though not in the [[Southern Cone]].<ref name="grin">{{GRIN |name=''Renealmia alpinia'' |id=101528 |accessdate=24 June 2013}}</ref> It can also be found on several [[Caribbean]] islands. |
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In the [[Quechua languages]] it is called '''''mishqui panga'''''; ''mishqui'' is an adjective meaning "tasty", and ''panga'' is a noun meaning "leaf";<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ntbg.org/plants/plant_details.php?plantid=9816 |title=''Renealmia alpinia'' (Zingiberaceae) |website=National Tropical Botanical Garden |author=<!-- Staff writer --> |accessdate=24 June 2013}}</ref> the name alludes to ''R. alpinia'''s value as a [[culinary herb]], especially for flavoring fish. Among Spanish-speakers this species is known as '''''jenjibre-de-jardin''''' ("garden ginger"). Both ''jenjibre-de-jardin'' and [[ginger]] (''Zingiber officinale'') are in the [[Zingiberaceae]] family. |
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''R. alpinia'' is native to the Americas, where it grows from [[Southern Mexico]] through much of [[South America]], though not in the [[Southern Cone]].<ref name="grin">{{GRIN |name=''Renealmia alpinia'' |id=101528 |accessdate=24 June 2013}}</ref> It can also be found on several [[Caribbean]] islands. |
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''R. alpinia'' is commonly known as '''''mardi gras''''' in [[Trinidad]], where hunters administer it either [[Oral administration|orally]] or topically to their [[hunting dog]]s to treat a variety of conditions, from [[sprain]]s to [[snakebite]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Lans |first1=Cheryl |last2=Harper |first2=Tisha |last3=Georges |first3=Karla |last4=Bridgewater |first4=Elmo |year=2001 |title=Medicinal and ethnoveterinary remedies of hunters in Trinidad |journal=[[BMC journals|BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine]] |volume=1 |issue=10 |pages= |publisher= |doi=10.1186/1472-6882-1-10 |url=https://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/1/10 |accessdate=20 June 2013}}</ref> |
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==Biochemistry== |
==Biochemistry== |
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Renealmia alpinia is a flowering plant species native to the Americas, where it grows from Southern Mexico through much of South America, though not in the Southern Cone.[2] It can also be found on several Caribbean islands.
In the Quechua languages it is called mishqui panga; mishqui is an adjective meaning "tasty", and panga is a noun meaning "leaf";[3] the name alludes to R. alpinia's value as a culinary herb, especially for flavoring fish. Among Spanish-speakers this species is known as jenjibre-de-jardin ("garden ginger"). Both jenjibre-de-jardin and ginger (Zingiber officinale) are in the Zingiberaceae family.
R. alpinia is commonly known as mardi gras in Trinidad, where hunters administer it either orally or topically to their hunting dogs to treat a variety of conditions, from sprains to snakebite.[4]
Biochemistry
Zhou et al. (1997) of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University identified three diterpenes produced by R. alpinia: 11-hydroxy-8(17),12(E)-labdadien-15,-16-dial 11,15-hemiacetal (1) and 16-oxo-8(17),12(E)-labdadien-15-oic acid (2), which are labdane diterpenes, and 8(17),12(E)-labdadien-15,16-dial (3). The team performed these assays on the basis of reports that R. alpinia may be antipyretic (fever-reducing).[5]
Biogeography
In Mexico, wild R. alpinia populations have been found in the southern states of Chiapas, Oaxaca, and Veracruz. It also grows on the Caribbean islands of Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts, Nevis, Trinidad, and Tobago.
In Central America, it grows in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, and Panama.
In South America, it is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
References
- ^ "Renealmia alpinia". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ^ "Renealmia alpinia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ^ "Renealmia alpinia (Zingiberaceae)". National Tropical Botanical Garden. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ^ Lans, Cheryl; Harper, Tisha; Georges, Karla; Bridgewater, Elmo (2001). "Medicinal and ethnoveterinary remedies of hunters in Trinidad". BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 1 (10). doi:10.1186/1472-6882-1-10. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Zhou, B. N.; Baj, N. J.; Glass, T. E.; Malone, S.; Werkhoven, M. C.; van Troon, F.; David, J. H.; Wisse, D. G.; Kingston (1997). "Bioactive labdane diterpenoids from Renealmia alpinia collected in the Suriname rainforest". Journal of Natural Products. 60 (12): 1287–93. doi:10.1021/np970233c. PMID 9428162.
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External links
- Renealmia alpinia at Discover LifeTemplate:Accessdate
- Flora of the Amazon
- Flora of Brazil
- Flora of Colombia
- Flora of Costa Rica
- Flora of Ecuador
- Flora of French Guiana
- Flora of Grenada
- Flora of Guadeloupe
- Flora of Guatemala
- Flora of Guyana
- Flora of Honduras
- Flora of Martinique
- Flora of Mexico
- Flora of Montserrat
- Flora of Panama
- Flora of Peru
- Flora of Puerto Rico
- Flora of Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Flora of Suriname
- Flora of Trinidad and Tobago
- Flora of Venezuela
- Medicinal plants of South America
- Plants used in traditional Shipibo-Conibo medicine
- Zingiberaceae