eng Ansari Education and Research Society Journal of Ultra Chemistry 0973-3450 2319-8036 May, 2017 13 3 74 76 http://dx.doi.org/10.22147/juc/130303 554 article SHASHI AGARWAL (shashi.agrwl@gmail.com) 1 ALKA SRIVASTAVA 1 RACHNA PRAKASH 1 RASHMI MOHAN MATHUR 1 Department of Chemistry, Dayanand Girls P.G. College, Kanpur (U.P.) India <p style="text-align:justify">Hedychium Spicatum (Kapoor Kacchri) is a vigorous tall growing ginger and consist multiple stem per pot. The underground part rhizome is useful in preparation of indigenous medicine. The crude extract of rhizome has been used in preparation of anticancerous drug. In addition to its medicinal values, the plant rhizome is reported to posses anti inflammatory, hypoglycaemic, vasodialator and hypotensive properties as well as antibacterial activity against both gram positive and gram negative bacteria. The major chemical constituents are limonene, cineole, terpinene, linalool, p-cymene, terpeneol and phellandrene.</p> https://journalofchemistry.org/paper/554/ Indigenous medicine anticancerous drug antibacterial activity phellandrene, anti inflammatory