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Alpinia

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n.1.a genus of perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes.
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Noun1.Alpinia - perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomesAlpinia - perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes
plant genus - a genus of plants
family Zingiberaceae, ginger family, Zingiberaceae - a family of tropical monocotyledonous plants of order Musales
Alpinia galanga, galangal - southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots
Alpinia officinalis, Alpinia officinarum, lesser galangal - Chinese perennial with pyramidal racemes of white flowers and pungent aromatic roots used medicinally and as flavoring
Alpinia purpurata, red ginger - an ornamental ginger native to Pacific islands
Alpinia speciosa, Alpinia Zerumbet, Languas speciosa, shall-flower, shell ginger, shellflower - cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes


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s paw, with its unusual furry buds look magnificent in a modern arrangement combined with the large striking tropical Alpinia.
This paper reports the antiplatelet aggregation activity of compounds previously isolated from five Zingiberaceae species, namely, Alpinia mutica, Kaempferia rotunda, Curcuma xanthorrhiza.
Blockade of nuclear factor-kappaB signaling pathway and anti-inflammatory activity of cardamomin, a chalcone analog from Alpinia conchigera.
 
 
 
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