Antibacterial activity of zingiber officinale and zingiber zerumbet essential oils extracted by using turbo extractor distillator (TED)

• Main Authors: Azelan, Noor Amirah, Hasham, Rosnani, Awang, Mohd. Azrie, Abd. Malek, Roslinda, Musa, Nur Fashya, Aziz, Ramlan
• Format: Article
• Published: Penerbit UTM Press 2015
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/57831/; http://www.jurnalteknologi.utm.my/index.php/jurnalteknologi/article/view/6003
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Plants Zingiber officinale (ginger) and Zingiber zerumbet (lempoyang) of Zingiberaceae family have been traditionally used as treatment for stomach problems, nausea, vomiting, epilepsy, sore throat, muscular pains and several other disorders. In this study, essential oils from both plants were inves...