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Amomum dealbatum Roxb.

Summary
It is commonly known as Badi Elaichi and belongs to the Zingiberaceae family. Young shoot is consumed as vegetable. It has a number of bioactive compounds like Valerianol, Heptadecane, Linalool, α-Copaene, α-Pinene, α-Cubebene, α-Terpinene, α-Thujene, β-Cubebene, β-Pinene, β-Elemene, Myrcene, Terpinen-4-ol and others. Rhizome and leaf extract showed anti-inflammatory effects on NF-κB reporter gene.

Mode of Consumption : Cooked
Plant Details Agro-climatic Zone Vernacular Names Pictures
Scientific Name: Amomum dealbatum Roxb.
Family: Zingiberaceae Martinov
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Zingiberales
Genus: Amomum Roxb.
Fruiting Season: January toApril
Parts: Young Shoots, Young Inflorescence
  • The Eastern Coastal Region
  • The North-Eastern Hill Region
  • The Deccan Interior Region & The Western Coastal Region
  • The Western Coastal Region
  • The Deccan Interior Region & The Eastern Coastal Region
  • The Upper Ganga Plain Region & The Middle Ganga Plain Region
  • The Lower Ganga Plain Region
 Andhra Pradesh : Pedda Yelakaya
Arunachal Pradesh : Tingnyang, Papia
Karnataka : Didda yelakki
Kerala : Peralam
Manipur : Leribu
Tamil Nadu : Periya elam, Kattelam, Perelam
Uttar Pradesh : Badi Ilayachi
West Bengal : Bara Ilachi, Chelumpa

Edible young shoots
Compound/Extract Activity Mode of Action Marker/References
Rhizome and leaf extractAnti-inflammatoryRhizome and leaf extract showed anti-inflammatory effects and potential to inhibit NF-κB activity.NF-κB[1]
Major Class Metabolites (Content of bioactives: mg/100g Fresh Weight)
AlcoholValerianol: [1]
AlkaneHeptadecane: , Pentadecane: [1]
Carbocyclic compound(E)-Cadina-1(6),4-diene: [1]
Carboxylic Acidα-Fenchyl acetate: [1]
Heterotetracyclic compoundDendrolasin: [1]
HydrocarbonDauca-5,8-diene: , γ-Elemene: [1]
Pyran(E)-Jasmolactone: [1]
Terpene(E)-Pinocarveol: , (E)-β-Ocimene: , (E,E)-α-Farnesene: , (Z)-Caryophyllene: , (Z)-Pinocamphone: , (Z)-β-Ocimene: , 6,9-Guaiadiene: , 7-epi- α-Selinene: , allo-Ocimene: , Aromadendrene: , Borneol: , Camphene: , Caryophyllene oxide: , Fenchol: , Germacrene D: , Isobornyl acetate: , Isodaucene: , Limonene: , Linalool: , Linalool acetate: , Longifolene: , Mustakone: , Myrcene: , neo-allo-Ocimene: , Neoclovene: , neo-Isoverbanol acetate: , O-Cymene: , p-Cymen-8-ol: , Sibirene: , Terpinen-4-ol: , Thymol: , Thymol methyl ether: , α-Bulnesene: , α-Copaene: , α-Cubebene: , α-Guaiene: , α-Humulene: , α-Phellandrene: , α-Pinene: , α-Terpinene: , α-Thujene: , β-Copaene: , β-Cubebene: , β-elemene: , β-Pinene: , γ-Cadinene: , γ-Himachalene: , γ-Terpinene: , δ-3-Carene: , δ-Cadinene: , δ-Elemene: , δ-Selinene: [1]
Terpenoid1,10-di-epi-Cubenol: , Allo-aromadendrene: , Bicyclogermacrene: , Camphene hydrate: , Camphor: , Carotol: , Epizonarene: , Fenchone: , α-Chamigrene: , α-Ylangene: , β-Fenchyl acetate: , γ-Patchoulene: [1]
Effect Observation DOI
Disease Formulation Reference Author TKDL
Information from Wealth of India Reference
4.2, 4.2.1, 4.2.1.1, 4.2.1.3, 4.2.2.3, 4.2.2.5, 4.2.2.6, 4.2.2.8
    CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat-6, Assam, India
    CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur-61,Himachal Pradesh, India