Jahe merah – Zingiber Officinale Var Rubrum
| Local name | Jahe Merah |
| Botanical name | Zingiber Officinale Var Rubrum |
| Classification | Kingdom: Plantae Division: Spermatophyta Class: Monocotyledoneae Order: Zingiberales Family: Zingiberaceae Genus: Zingiber Spesies: Zingiber officinale var. rubrum |
| Medical part | Rhizhome |
| Key component | To date, 169 chemical constituents have been reported from red ginger. The constituents include vanilloids, monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, diterpenes, flavonoids, amino acids, etc. |
| Indication | Red ginger has many therapeutic roles in various diseases, including inflammatory diseases, vomiting, rubella, atherosclerosis, tuberculosis, growth disorders, and cancer. Scientific evidence suggests that red ginger exhibits immunomodulatory, antihypertensive, antihyperlipidemic, antihyperuricemic, antimicrobial, and cytotoxic activities. |
| References | Zhang S, Kou X, Zhao H, Mak KK, Balijepalli MK, Pichika MR. Zingiber officinale var. rubrum: Red Ginger’s Medicinal Uses. Molecules. 2022 Jan 25;27(3):775. doi: 10.3390/molecules27030775. PMID: 35164040; PMCID: PMC8840670. |