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Abstract Hedychium coronarium J. Koenig is a characteristic flower of Lingnan area and is mainly used as cut-flower at home. And its rhizomes have been used as traditional folk medicine, which can cure many diseases including cold, headache, bodily pain, rheumatism, traumatic injury and so on. However, H. coronarium only distributes and is cultivated in the southern part of the country. Researchers from other countries studied its chemical constituents and biological activities, and reported plenty of results over the past decade. So the author classified and summarized the chemical constituents and their biological activities in order to comprehensively utilize the resources more efficiently, and forecasted the clinical applications.
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Received: 18 September 2020
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2018, Vol. 31 
