A review of Etlingera coccinea (Blume) S. Sakai and Nagam (Zingiberaceae) on achievement of producing an essential oil and medicinal properties in Sabah, East Malaysia.


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Emmeldah Joseph, . and Elia Godoong, . (2023) A review of Etlingera coccinea (Blume) S. Sakai and Nagam (Zingiberaceae) on achievement of producing an essential oil and medicinal properties in Sabah, East Malaysia. Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation (Malaysia), 20. pp. 295-303. ISSN 2550-1909

Abstract

The wild ginger, Tuhau, E. coccinea is a plant species from Etlingera genus and Zingiberaceae family. This study is focused on a reviewed paper reported on the extraction method used to derive essential oils and the overview of the published data regarding medicinal properties of Etlingera coccinea spp. The search was performed in several databases such as ScienceDirect, Scopus, SpringerLink, and Researchgate and also Google Scholar. The following keywords were used individually and or in combination “E. coccinea” and “Tuhau”. This article highlights the extraction techniques used to derive the essential oil of E. coccinea and also provide briefly overview of the medicinal properties from the data in recent literature.


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Abstract

The wild ginger, Tuhau, E. coccinea is a plant species from Etlingera genus and Zingiberaceae family. This study is focused on a reviewed paper reported on the extraction method used to derive essential oils and the overview of the published data regarding medicinal properties of Etlingera coccinea spp. The search was performed in several databases such as ScienceDirect, Scopus, SpringerLink, and Researchgate and also Google Scholar. The following keywords were used individually and or in combination “E. coccinea” and “Tuhau”. This article highlights the extraction techniques used to derive the essential oil of E. coccinea and also provide briefly overview of the medicinal properties from the data in recent literature.

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Item Type: Article
AGROVOC Term: Zingiberaceae
AGROVOC Term: medicinal plants
AGROVOC Term: essential oils
AGROVOC Term: literature reviews
AGROVOC Term: data collection
AGROVOC Term: plants
AGROVOC Term: bioactive compounds
AGROVOC Term: local communities
AGROVOC Term: economic development
Geographical Term: Malaysia
Uncontrolled Keywords: Etlingera coccinea
Depositing User: Ms. Azariah Hashim
Date Deposited: 17 Nov 2025 08:45
Last Modified: 17 Nov 2025 08:45
URI: http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1661

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