Lanxangia tsaoko

Lanxangia tsaoko, formerly Amomum tsao-ko, is a ginger-like plant known in English by the transliterated Chinese name (Chinese: 草果; pinyin: cǎoguǒ; Jyutping: cou2 gwo2; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chháu-kó). It grows at high altitudes in Yunnan,[2] as well as the northern highlands of Vietnam.[3] Both wild and cultivated plants are used medicinally and also in cooking.[2]

Lanxangia tsaoko
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Lanxangia
Species:
L. tsaoko
Binomial name
Lanxangia tsaoko
(Crevost & Lemarié) M. F. Newman & Škorničk.
Synonyms[2]
  • Amomum tsao-ko Crevost & Lemarié
  • Amomum hongtsaoko C. F. Liang & D. Fang.

It shows anti-quorum sensing and anti-biofilm activity on Staphylococcus aureus (Gram positive), Salmonella Typhimurium and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Gram negative).[4]

References
  1. Leong-Skornickova, J., Tran, H.D., Newman, M., Lamxay, V. & Bouamanivong, S. 2012. Amomum tsao-ko. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 27 October 2012.
  2. "Flora of China".
  3. Ziegler, Thomas; Tran, Dao Thi Anh; Nguyen, Truong Quang; Perl, Ronith Gila Bina; Wirk, Lea; Kulisch, Magdalena; Lehmann, Tanja; Rauhaus, Anna; Nguyen, Tao Thien; Le, Quyet Khac; Vu, Thanh Ngoc (2014). "New amphibian and reptile records from Ha Giang Province, northern Vietnam" (PDF). Herpetology Notes. 7: 185–201.
  4. Rahman, Md Ramim Tanver; Lou, Zaixiang; Yu, Fuhao; Wang, Peng; Wang, Hongxin (2017). "Anti-quorum sensing and anti-biofilm activity of Amomum tsaoko (Amommum tsao-ko Crevost et Lemarie) on foodborne pathogens". Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 24 (2): 324–330. doi:10.1016/j.sjbs.2015.09.034. PMC 5272928. PMID 28149169.
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