Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe (Benefits And Bioactivity)

Abstract

Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe or temu putih is native plant in India,have been long cultivated in Indonesia. By the local commuities in Java, its havebeen used as component of the jamu and the traditional maedicine. This article isbased on literature offline and online media. Offline literature used the books, whereasonline media used Web, Scopus, Pubmed, and scientific journals. Based on astudy of ethnobotany Curcuma zedoaria used as medicine and spices. The mainof secondary metabolites of Curcuma zedoaria rhizomes are terpenoids esspeciallyseskuiterpenoid and monoterpenoid. Curcuma zedoaria have bioactivitiesas anticholesterol, anti tumor/ canker, anti inflamation, demam, antipiretik,analgesic dan anti microbial