Review Article
Year: 2020 | Month: October | Volume: 10 | Issue: 10 | Pages: 73-79
Zerumbone: A Magical Phytochemical
Shriya Khera1, Sunita Gupta2
1Senior Resident, 2Professor and Head,
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi, India
Corresponding Author: Sunita Gupta
ABSTRACT
The effect of herbal dugs has shown promising and beneficial effects which has been studied extensively and reported in literature.
One such phytochemical is zerumbone, which is derived from wild ginger possessing diverse therapeutic effects in the management of various diseases. Zerumbone has been shown to possess an anti inflammatory, analgesic, anti diuretic effect by alteration of inflammatory pathways thereby decreasing the inflammation. It has also been shown to have an anti cancer effect by altering the signalling pathways and mechanisms thereby decreasing the proliferation and growth of cancerous cells.
Key words: Zerumbone, oral cancer, natural