Curcuma zedoaroides
| Curcuma zedoaroides | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Zingiberaceae |
| Genus: | Curcuma |
| Species: | C. zedoaroides
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| Binomial name | |
| Curcuma zedoaroides A.Chaveerach & T.Tanee
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Curcuma zedoaroides A. Chaveerach & T. Tanee is locally named in Thai as Wan-Paya-Ngoo-Tua-Mia. It was firstly described by Chaveerach et al., 2008.[1] This plant is cultivated in the king cobra village[2] of Khon Kaen Province, Northeastern Thailand, where it is commonly used for snake-bite antidote. Lattmann et al. (2010)[3] and Salama et al. (2012)[4] have been published the Antivenom activity of some phytochemical compounds isolated from plant rhizomes extract against Ophiophagus hannah.
References
- ^ "Abstract". www.plantsystematics.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
- ^ "Attractions : King Cobra Village". uk.tourismthailand.org. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
- ^ Lattmann, Eric; Sattayasai, Jintana; Sattayasai, Nison; Staaf, Alexander; Phimmasone, Sysaaht; Schwalbe, Carl H.; Chaveerach, Arunrat (2010-02-01). "In-vitro and in-vivo antivenin activity of 2-[2-(5,5,8a-trimethyl-2-methylene-decahydro-naphthalen-1-yl)-ethylidene]-succinaldehyde against Ophiophagus hannah venom". The Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 62 (2): 257–262. doi:10.1211/jpp.62.02.0014. ISSN 2042-7158. PMID 20487206.
- ^ Salama, R.; Sattayasai, J.; Gande, A. K.; Sattayasai, N.; Davis, M.; Lattmann, E. (2012-02-01). "Identification and evaluation of agents isolated from traditionally used herbs against Ophiophagus hannah venom". Drug Discoveries & Therapeutics. 6 (1): 18–23. ISSN 1881-7831. PMID 22460424.