High impact information on Elettaria

• Only nutmeg and zanthoxylum oils induced cytochrome P450 level significantly (p < 0.05), whereas cardamom oil caused a significant reduction in its activity (p < 0.05) [1].
• Comparative analysis of the oil and supercritical CO2 extract of Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton [2].
• These results suggest that nootkatone, the sesquiterpenoid is an important constituent in stomach medications containing bitter cardamon [3].
• The result showed that terpineol and acetyl terpineol are the active components in cardamon seed [4].
• Saliva of volunteers chewing betel quid, cured betel nut (Areca catechu), betel leaves (Piper betle), a mixture of quid ingredients (dried betel nut flakes, catechu, cardamon, lime, copra and menthol) and Indian tobacco was collected and examined for its genotoxic activity [5].

Biological context of Elettaria

• Cyclic monoterpene extract from cardamom oil as a skin permeation enhancer for indomethacin: in vitro and in vivo studies [6].

Associations of Elettaria with chemical compounds

• Cardamom and turmeric exhibited a moderate effect and pepper was ineffective [7].
• The acetone extract of Amomum cardamomum (ae-AC) and Elettaria cardamomum (ae-EC) had the best effect in enhancing the penetration of Indomethacin (IDM) [8].
• Vital ingredients used in Indian cooking include turmeric, cloves, ginger, aniseed, mustard, saffron, cardamom and garlic Garlic is an indispensable ingredient of Indian food and this report concerns the chemopreventive efficacy of garlic in an azoxymethane induced rodent colon carcinogenesis model [9].
• The carrageenan induced rat paw oedema reduction (up to 12 hr) by cardamom oil was comparable to that of diclofenac injection (s c) [10].
• In addition the antispasmodic activity was determined on a rabbit intestine preparation using acetylcholine as agonist, the results proving that cardamom oil exerts its antispasmodic action through muscarinic receptor blockage [11].

Gene context of Elettaria

• Dietary cardamom inhibits the formation of azoxymethane-induced aberrant crypt foci in mice and reduces COX-2 and iNOS expression in the colon [12].
• The primary aim of the present study was to identify the effects of a commonly consumed spice, viz., cardamom against azoxymethane (AOM) induced colonic aberrant crypt foci (ACF) in Swiss Albino mice [12].

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