Botanical Name - Amomum subulatum


Category - Spices


Form - Dry

Part Used - Fruit

General Information - Amomum subulatum Roxb (Zingiberaceae) is a perennial herb which is cultivated in Sikkim and neighbouring areas. Its fruits are used to treat abdominal disorders, vomiting, problems of throat, liver and lungs and rectal disease.

Phytochemicals - Phytochemical investigation of the methanolic extracts of the fruits led to the isolation of three new chemical constituents characterized as n-hexatriacont-16,18-diene, 3-methoxybenzyl octadec-9,12,15 trienoate, and 1,4-naphthoquinone-2-olyl--d-arabinopyranosyl-2-(2,6,10,14 -tetramethylhexadecane)-1-oate along with a glyceride identified as glyceryl-1-linoleate-2,3-dioleate.