BAOJ Pharmaceutical Sciences Muhammad Shahzad Aslam, et al, BAOJ Pharm Sci 2017, 3: 2 3: 035 Mini Review Ethno botanical Uses of Globba Species: A brief Review Muhammad Shahzad Aslam1* and Muhammad Syarhabil Ahmad1 1 School of Bioprocess Engineering, University Malaysia Perlis, Kompleks Pusat Pengajian, Jejawi 3, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia Abstract Globba is a well-known genus native to India, Malaysia, Indonesia and China. here are more than 100 species and they are used traditionally in number of ailments such as post partum, mouth ulcer, post natal care of mother and child, conjunctivitis, eye abrasians, asthma, leucoderma, cough, food poisoning, analgesic, antipyretic, heart pain and Stomach pain. his articles reviews list of important species with synonyms, distribution around the world, traditional uses, common names and mode of application of diferent species. Keywords: Globba; Ethnobotany; Traditional Medicine Introducion Medicinal plants are important part in human life [1]. here are used as home remedy in diferent part of world and has been used generation ater generation since the beginning of universe. hey are used in primary healthcare due to its efectiveness and less adverse efect [2]. Malaysia is a country with tropical climate and abundance of medicinal plants. Most famous and renowned plants are Centellaasiatica (pegaga), Ficusdeltoidea (mas cotek), Orthosiphonaristatus (misaikucing), Polygonum minus (kesum) and Psidiumguajava (jambubatu) [3]. Many globba species available in diferent parts of Malaysia. his review article foucs on genus globba. All the data were collected from Google scholar. List of Globba species along with their synonyms were mentioned in table 1 along with its distribution in table 2 respectively. Conclusion Globba consist of many useful species but there is limited study available about their phytochemical evaluation and pharmacological activities. Prelimary screening is required in many species to identify useful species. here is limited resources available to understand the correlation between bioactive compounds and their traditional activities. hese traditional uses has needed further pharmacological investigation and Clinical trial. Standardization of these traditional herbs is another challenge that is required in selected species ater pre-clinical and clinical evaluation. *Corresponding author: Muhammad Shahzad Aslam; School of Bioprocess Engineering, University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Kompleks Pusat Pengajian Jejawi 3 (KPPJ3), Kawasan Perindustrian Jejawi, 02600, Arau, Perlis, Malaysia, Tel: +60193009674; E-mail: aslammuhammadshahzad@gmail.com Sub Date: May 25, 2017, Acc Date: May 30, 2017, Pub Date: May 30, 2017. Citaion: Muhammad Shahzad Aslam and Muhammad Syarhabil Ahmad (2017) Ethno botanical Uses of Globba Species: A brief Review. BAOJ Pharm Sci 3: 035. Copyright: © 2017 Muhammad Shahzad Aslam, et al. This is an open-access aricle distributed under the terms of the Creaive Commons Atribuion License, which permits unrestricted use, distribuion, and reproducion in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. BAOJ Pharm Sci, an open access journal Volume 3; Issue 2; 035 Citaion: Muhammad Shahzad Aslam and Muhammad Syarhabil Ahmad (2017) Ethno botanical Uses of Globba Species: A brief Review. BAOJ Pharm Sci 3: 035. Page 2 of 7 Table 1: List of Globba Species with synonyms[4] Species Synonyms Globba adhaerens Gagnep. Globba villosula Gagnep. Globba violacea Gagnep. Globbaalbobracteata N.E.Br. Globba alba E.Morren Globba albilora Ridl. Globba albilora var. albilora Globba atrosanguinea Teijsm. & Binn. Globba atrosanguinea var. atrosanguinea Globba coccinea H.J.Veitch Globba argeniana R.M.Sm. Globba franciscii Ridl. Globba aphanantha K.Larsen Globba substrigosa King ex Baker. Globba atrosanguinea Teijsm. & Binn Globba atrosanguinea var. atrosanguinea Globba coccinea H.J.Veitch Globba auraniaca Globba deliana Valeton Globba brachyanthera Globba ainis Rendle Globba brachyanthera var. angusifolia Ridl. Globba brachyanthera var. brachyanthera Globba brachyanthera var. hirsuta R.M.Sm. Globba burbidgei Ridl. Globba brevifolia (K.Schum.) K.Schum. Globba parvilora var. brevifolia K.Schum. Globba cernua Baker Globba brachycarpa Baker Globba cernua subsp. cernua Globba macranthera Ridl. Globba trachycarpa Baker ex Ridl. Globba corneri A.A.Weber Globba unifolia var. sessililora Holtum Globba crispa Retz. Amomum echinatum Willd Globba cuspidata Nees & Mart. Chamaecostus cuspidatus (Nees & Mart.) C.D.Specht & D.W.Stev. Costus cuspidatus (Nees & Mart.) Maas Costus igneus N.E.Br. Globba erecta DC. Alpinia calcarata (Haw.) Roscoe Alpinia bracteata Roscoe Alpinia alata A.Dietr. Alpinia calcarata var. compacta Gagnep. Alpinia cernua Sims Alpinia roscoeana Steud. Alpinia simsii Gasp. Alpinia spicata Roxb. Caimbium erectum (DC.) Juss. ex T.Lesib. Languas calcarata (Haw.) Merr. Renealmia calcarata Haw. Renealmia erecta (DC.) Boos Renealmia minor Roem. & Schult. Globba lavidula Ridl. Globba leucantha var. lavidula (Ridl.) Holtum Globba leucantha Miq. Globba loribunda Baker Globba leucantha var. leucantha Globba pallidilora Baker Globba stenothyrsa var. cumingii Baker Globba leucantha var. bicolor Holtum Globba regalis Ridl. Globbaleucantha var. lavidula (Ridl.) Holtum Globba lavidula Ridl. Globba leucantha var. violacea (Ridl.) Holtum Globba violacea Ridl. Globba holtumii S.N.Lim Globba holtumii subsp. holtumii BAOJ Pharm Sci, an open access journal Volume 3; Issue 2; 035 Citaion: Muhammad Shahzad Aslam and Muhammad Syarhabil Ahmad (2017) Ethno botanical Uses of Globba Species: A brief Review. BAOJ Pharm Sci 3: 035. Globba japonica Thunb. Alpinia japonica (Thunb.) Miq. Alpinia agiokuensis Hayata Alpinia japonica var. kiushiana Kitam. Alpinia kiushiana Kitam. Languas agiokuensis (Hayata) Sasaki Languas japonica (Thunb.) Sasaki Globba macrocarpa Gagnep Globba macrocarpa var. densa Gagnep. Globba maranina L. Colebrookia bulbifera Donn Globba barthei Gagnep. Globba barthei var. paucilora Gagnep. Globba bracteosa Horan. Globba bulbifera Roxb. Globba ectobolos K.Schum. Globba heterobractea K.Schum. Globba maraninoides Wight Globba strobilifera Zoll. & Moritzi Globba imorensis K.Schum. Globba zollingeri Gagnep. Lampujang majus Medik. Ceratanthera amomoides Hornem. Globba mulilora Wall. ex Baker Globba rubromaculata J.Lal & D.M.Verma Horan. Globba nutans L. Alpinia nutans (L.) Roscoe Alpinia molucana Gagnep. Globba sylvestris Rumph. ex Dum.Cours. Caimbium nutans (L.) Juss. ex T.Lesib. Globba orixensis Roxb. Alpinia missionis Wall. Globba orixensis var. pubescens Subba Rao & Kumari Globba pendula Roxb. Globba aphylla Miq. Ceratanthera pendula (Roxb.) T.Lesib Globba calophylla Ridl. Globba ciliata Jack Globba debilis Ridl. Globba expansa Wall. ex Horan. Globba fasciata Ridl. Globba hura (J.F.Gmel.) Roxb. Globba kingii Baker Globba koenigiana Spreng. Globba maculata var. minor Blume Globba maculata var. stricta Blume Globba oligantha Miq. Globba panicoides Miq. Globba pendula subsp. Pendula Globba polyphylla K.Schum. Globba siamensium (J.Koenig) A.S.Rao & D.M.Verma Globba stenothyrsa Baker Globba uliginosa Miq. Globba valida Ridl. Globba versicolor Sm. Globba wallichii Baker Hura koenigii Roem. & Schult. Hura siamensium J.Koenig Maniia aurea Giseke Sphaerocarpos hura J.F.Gmel. Globba pendula var. elegans (Ridl.) Holtum. Globba elegans Ridl. Globba pendula subsp. montana (Ridl.) S.N.Lim Globba montana Ridl. Globba pulchella K.Schum. Alpinia pulchella (K.Schum.) K.Schum Languas pulchella (K.Schum.) Merr. BAOJ Pharm Sci, an open access journal Page 3 of 7 Volume 3; Issue 2; 035 Citaion: Muhammad Shahzad Aslam and Muhammad Syarhabil Ahmad (2017) Ethno botanical Uses of Globba Species: A brief Review. BAOJ Pharm Sci 3: 035. Globba paniculata Valeton Globba virginea I.M.Turner Globba candida Ridl. Globba patens Miq. Globba patens var. patens Globba propinqua Ridl. Globba paucibractea Valeton Globba racemosa var. hookeri (C.B.Clarke ex Baker) S.Kumar Globba hookeri C.B.Clarke ex Baker Globba racemosa Sm Globba bulbosa Gagnep. Globba mairei H.Lév. Globba orixensis var. racemosa (Sm.) Gagnep. Globba racemosa var. racemosa Globba simaoensis Y.Y.Qian Globba strigulosa K.Schum. Globba radicalis Roxb. Globba manifera Sims Globba maniformis Horan. Globba purpurea Andrews Globba saltatoria (Sims) Roscoe Globba subulata Roxb. Manisia radicalis (Roxb.) D.P.Dam & N.Dam Manisia saltatoria Sims Globba sessililora Sims Globba canarensis Baker Globba careyana Roxb. Globba ophioglossa Wight Globba refracibulbigera Kuntze Globba schomburgkii Hook.f. Globba chinensis K.Schum. Globba schomburgkii var. schomburgkii Globba siamensis (Hemsl.) Hemsl. Achilus siamensis Hemsl. Globba graminifolia Gagnep. Globba spathulata Roxb. Manisia spathulata (Roxb.) Schult. Globba subsessilis Nees & Mart. Chamaecostussubsessilis (Nees& Mart.) C.D.Specht & D.W.Stev Costus acaulis S.Moore Costus gagnepainii K.Schum. Costus kaempferoides Loes. Costus laifolius Gagnep. Costus paucifolius Gagnep. Costus pilosissimus (Gagnep.) K.Schum. Costus pumilus Petersen Costus pumilus var. pilosissimus Gagnep. Costus rosulifer Gagnep. Costus steinbachii Loes. Costus subsessilis (Nees & Mart.) Maas Costus warmingii Petersen Globbasubstrigosa King ex Baker Globba aphanantha K.Larsen Globba tricolor var. gibbsiae (Ridl.) R.M.Sm Globba gibbsiae Ridl. Globba tricolor Ridl. Globba tricolor var. tricolor Globba variabilis Ridl. Globba malaccensis Ridl. Globba perakensis Ridl. Globba variabilis subsp. variabilis Globba ustulata Gagnep Globba ustulata var. ustulata Globba uviformis L. Plagiostachys uviformis (L.) Loes. Alpinia annabellae Ridl. Alpinia uviformis (L.) Horan. Languas uviformis (L.) Burkill Globba wardii (B.L.Burt & R.M.Sm.) K.J.Williams Manisia wardii B.L.Burt & R.M.Sm. Globba wengeri (C.E.C.Fisch.) K.J.Williams Manisia wengeri C.E.C.Fisch. BAOJ Pharm Sci, an open access journal Page 4 of 7 Volume 3; Issue 2; 035 Citaion: Muhammad Shahzad Aslam and Muhammad Syarhabil Ahmad (2017) Ethno botanical Uses of Globba Species: A brief Review. BAOJ Pharm Sci 3: 035. Page 5 of 7 Table 2: Globba Species distributed in Malaysia [5] Species Distribuion Globba albilora Ridl. Penang, Timur Laut, Government Hill, Cooly Lines Globba brachyanthera K.Schum. First Division: Sungei Lundu, below Gunong Perigi. Fourth Division: Lambir Hills. Sarawak, Kuching, Matang. Globba burbidgei Ridley, H.N. Borneo. Sarawak. Lundu. Globba ainis Rendle Baram district, Entoyut river. Globba burbidgei Ridl. Lundu. Globba macranthera Ridl. Pahang, Telom,Selom Globba cernua Baker Bujang Melaka Globba trachycarpa Baker ex Ridl. Larut Globba corneri A.Weber Kemaman : Ulu Bendong Globba unifolia Ridl. var. sessililora Holtum Kemaman: Ulu Bendang Globba argeniana R.M.Sm Gunong Mulu Naional Park, 4th Division, Baram District, Gua Rusa Globba glandulosa Ridl. Mt. Lingga Globba regalis Ridl. Pahang, Telom Globba lavidula Ridl. Pahang, Jerantut, Ulu Sg. Merapoh Globba violacea Ridl. Johor, Johor Bahru, G. Pulai Globba muluensis R.M.Sm. Gunong Mulu Naional Park. 4th Division, Baram District, Gunong Mulu, west ridge near camp 3 Globba elegans Ridl. Perak, Manjung, Teluk Sera, Bruas Woods. Gunong Tungul Globba fasciata Ridl. Perak, Hulu Perak, Sg. Temengor. Temango Globba montana Ridl. Kedah, Baling, Kedah Peak Globba burbidgei Ridl. Malaysia (Malaysia) Globba pendula Roxb. Malaysia (Malaysia) Globba valida Ridl. Telom Globba wallichii Baker Malaysia (Malaysia) Globba gibbsiae Ridl. Malaysia (Malaysia) Globba unifolia Ridl. Terengganu , Bundi Globba unifolia Ridl. var. sessililora Holtum Kemaman: Kampong Ayer Puteh Globba variabilis Rendle Jahan River. Globba malaccensis Ridl. Malacca, Jasin, Bkt. Sedanan Globba perakensis Ridl. Perak, Kinta, Ipoh Globba curisii Holtum Pahang, Raub, Frasers Hill Globba franciscii Ridl. Malaysia (Malaysia) Globba holtumii S.N.Lim subsp. aurea S.N.Lim Mersing Lenggor Forest Reserve BAOJ Pharm Sci, an open access journal Volume 3; Issue 2; 035 Citaion: Muhammad Shahzad Aslam and Muhammad Syarhabil Ahmad (2017) Ethno botanical Uses of Globba Species: A brief Review. BAOJ Pharm Sci 3: 035. Page 6 of 7 Table 3: Globbaspecies with their common names, part use and their tradiional uses Vernacular Name/Common name Part use Tradiional uses Malaysia: Merian darah Root Post-partum Globba patens Miq. Malaysia: Merian biasa Root Post-partum Decocion Globbapendula Roxb. Indonesia: South Sumatra: pedas kancil; Bangka: jae kera; Malaysia: meroyan inggal, halia hutan, puar birah, puah gemur. Root Post-partum latulence Decocion taken orally [6][7] Tepus Pemulih Exudates Mouth ulcer Raw [8] Rhizome Post-natal care of mother and child Ten grams of fresh rhizome is made into a paste with equal amount of fresh or shade dried Species Globbaleucantha Miq Globbamaranina Linn India: Katumanjal Leaves Conjunciviis and eye abrasians Method of usage Reference Decocion taken [6] orally [9] rhizome of Dioscorea tomentosa aqueous extract of leaves is used as eye drops against severe [10] conjunciviis Asthma Rhizome Leucoderma Rhizome To cure cough India: Globba-tong (Nagaland) Rhizome Food poisioning Juice of rhizome and the decocion seed's is taken orally for food poisoning [14] India: Belah (Nyishi Arunachal Pradesh) Rhizome Analgesic and Anipyreics Crushed rhizome applied locally on wound. [13] India: Hiching (in Reang) Rhizome Hoping cough Decocion [15] India: Gundenoppimandu Fruit - [16] Globba winiii Wright - - - [17] Globba spatulata Roxb India: Kaman tu bang (Manipur) Tuber Vegetables - [18] - - Fresh or steamed young leaves as veg- - [19] India: Silaadha (Chakma, Globbaclarkei Baker. Globbamulilora Baker. Globba mulilora Wall. ex Baker Globba racemosa Smith Globba schomburghii Hook Arunachal Pradesh) BAOJ Pharm Sci, an open access journal Heart pain, Stomach pain It is an important ornamental plant Fresh rihzomes crushed, mixed with Pongamia seed oil and paste applied on white spots Rhizome extract mixed with leaf extract of Adhatoda vasica is taken orally. [11] - [12] [13] etables Volume 3; Issue 2; 035 Citaion: Muhammad Shahzad Aslam and Muhammad Syarhabil Ahmad (2017) Ethno botanical Uses of Globba Species: A brief Review. BAOJ Pharm Sci 3: 035. Reference 1. Aslam MS, Ahmad MS (2016) Worldwide Importance of Medicinal Plants: Current and Historical Perspecives. 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