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. There 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. This articles reviews list of important species with synonyms, distribution around the world, traditional uses, common names and mode of application of different species. Keywords: Globba; Ethnobotany; Traditional Medicine Introduction Medicinal plants are important part in human life [1]. There are used as home remedy in different part of world and has been used generation after generation since the beginning of universe. They are used in primary healthcare due to its effectiveness and less adverse effect [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 different parts of Malaysia. This 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. There is limited resources available to understand the correlation between bioactive compounds and their traditional activities. These traditional uses has needed further pharmacological investigation and Clinical trial. Standardization of these traditional herbs is another challenge that is required in selected species after 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. Citation: 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 article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. BAOJ Pharm Sci, an open access journal Volume 3; Issue 2; 035 Citation: 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 albiflora Ridl. Globba albiflora var. albiflora Globba atrosanguinea Teijsm. & Binn. Globba atrosanguinea var. atrosanguinea Globba coccinea H.J.Veitch Globba argentiana 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 aurantiaca Globba deliana Valeton Globba brachyanthera Globba affinis Rendle Globba brachyanthera var. angustifolia Ridl. Globba brachyanthera var. brachyanthera Globba brachyanthera var. hirsuta R.M.Sm. Globba burbidgei Ridl. Globba brevifolia (K.Schum.) K.Schum. Globba parviflora 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. sessiliflora Holttum 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. Catimbium erectum (DC.) Juss. ex T.Lestib. Languas calcarata (Haw.) Merr. Renealmia calcarata Haw. Renealmia erecta (DC.) Boos Renealmia minor Roem. & Schult. Globba flavidula Ridl. Globba leucantha var. flavidula (Ridl.) Holttum Globba leucantha Miq. Globba floribunda Baker Globba leucantha var. leucantha Globba pallidiflora Baker Globba stenothyrsa var. cumingii Baker Globba leucantha var. bicolor Holttum Globba regalis Ridl. Globbaleucantha var. flavidula (Ridl.) Holttum Globba flavidula Ridl. Globba leucantha var. violacea (Ridl.) Holttum Globba violacea Ridl. Globba holttumii S.N.Lim Globba holttumii subsp. holttumii BAOJ Pharm Sci, an open access journal Volume 3; Issue 2; 035 Citation: 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 marantina L. Colebrookia bulbifera Donn Globba barthei Gagnep. Globba barthei var. pauciflora Gagnep. Globba bracteosa Horan. Globba bulbifera Roxb. Globba ectobolos K.Schum. Globba heterobractea K.Schum. Globba marantinoides Wight Globba strobilifera Zoll. & Moritzi Globba timorensis K.Schum. Globba zollingeri Gagnep. Lampujang majus Medik. Ceratanthera amomoides Hornem. Globba multiflora 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. Catimbium nutans (L.) Juss. ex T.Lestib. Globba orixensis Roxb. Alpinia missionis Wall. Globba orixensis var. pubescens Subba Rao & Kumari Globba pendula Roxb. Globba aphylla Miq. Ceratanthera pendula (Roxb.) T.Lestib 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 Manitia aurea Giseke Sphaerocarpos hura J.F.Gmel. Globba pendula var. elegans (Ridl.) Holttum. 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 Citation: 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 mantifera Sims Globba mantiformis Horan. Globba purpurea Andrews Globba saltatoria (Sims) Roscoe Globba subulata Roxb. Mantisia radicalis (Roxb.) D.P.Dam & N.Dam Mantisia saltatoria Sims Globba sessiliflora Sims Globba canarensis Baker Globba careyana Roxb. Globba ophioglossa Wight Globba refractibulbigera 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. Mantisia 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 latifolius 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.Burtt & R.M.Sm.) K.J.Williams Mantisia wardii B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm. Globba wengeri (C.E.C.Fisch.) K.J.Williams Mantisia wengeri C.E.C.Fisch. BAOJ Pharm Sci, an open access journal Page 4 of 7 Volume 3; Issue 2; 035 Citation: 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 Distribution Globba albiflora 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 affinis 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. sessiliflora Holttum Kemaman: Ulu Bendang Globba argentiana R.M.Sm Gunong Mulu National Park, 4th Division, Baram District, Gua Rusa Globba glandulosa Ridl. Mt. Lingga Globba regalis Ridl. Pahang, Telom Globba flavidula Ridl. Pahang, Jerantut, Ulu Sg. Merapoh Globba violacea Ridl. Johor, Johor Bahru, G. Pulai Globba muluensis R.M.Sm. Gunong Mulu National 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. sessiliflora Holttum Kemaman: Kampong Ayer Puteh Globba variabilis Rendle Jahan River. Globba malaccensis Ridl. Malacca, Jasin, Bkt. Sedanan Globba perakensis Ridl. Perak, Kinta, Ipoh Globba curtisii Holttum Pahang, Raub, Frasers Hill Globba franciscii Ridl. Malaysia (Malaysia) Globba holttumii S.N.Lim subsp. aurea S.N.Lim Mersing Lenggor Forest Reserve BAOJ Pharm Sci, an open access journal Volume 3; Issue 2; 035 Citation: 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 traditional uses Vernacular Name/Common name Part use Traditional uses Malaysia: Merian darah Root Post-partum Globba patens Miq. Malaysia: Merian biasa Root Post-partum Decoction Globbapendula Roxb. Indonesia: South Sumatra: pedas kancil; Bangka: jae kera; Malaysia: meroyan tinggal, halia hutan, puar birah, puah gemur. Root Post-partum flatulence Decoction 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 Globbamarantina Linn India: Kattumanjal Leaves Conjunctivitis and eye abrasians Method of usage Reference Decoction taken [6] orally [9] rhizome of Dioscorea tomentosa aqueous extract of leaves is used as eye drops against severe [10] conjunctivitis Asthma Rhizome Leucoderma Rhizome To cure cough India: Globba-tong (Nagaland) Rhizome Food poisioning Juice of rhizome and the decoction seed's is taken orally for food poisoning [14] India: Belah (Nyishi Arunachal Pradesh) Rhizome Analgesic and Antipyretics Crushed rhizome applied locally on wound. [13] India: Hiching (in Reang) Rhizome Hoping cough Decoction [15] India: Gundenoppimandu Fruit - [16] Globba winitii 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. Globbamultiflora Baker. Globba multiflora 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 Citation: Muhammad Shahzad Aslam and Muhammad Syarhabil Ahmad (2017) Ethno botanical Uses of Globba Species: A brief Review. BAOJ Pharm Sci 3: 035. Reference 1. 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