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**Bioactive Compounds from _Zingiber montanum_ and Their Pharmacological Activities with Focus on Zerumbone**  
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America, and Africa. Plants belonging to various genera of Zingiberaceae family are used as food, spice and medicines in many parts of the world [1]. One of the must studied genera of this family, _Zingiber_ consists of about 85 species [2] and _Zingiber officinal_ Roscoe. is the most commonly cultivated and used species. There are many other important species of _Zingiber_ which are widely used as spices, food supplements and as crude drug in traditional medicines such as _Zingiber montanum_ ([PERSON]) [PERSON]. [PERSON].  
_Zingiber montanum_ (Figure 1, [PERSON]: _Anomum cassumumunar_ (Roxb.) [PERSON], _Amomum monutum_ [PERSON], _Anomum xanthorhiza_ Roxb. ex Steud., _Cassumumur roxburghii_ [PERSON], _Jaegera montana_ ([PERSON]) [PERSON], _Zingiber anthorhiza_ [PERSON], _Zingiber cassumunar_ Roxb., _Zingiber cassumunar_ var. _palamuene_ Haines, _Zingiber cassumunar_ var. _subslabrum_ [PERSON], _Zingiber cliffordiae_ [PERSON], _Zingiber luridum_ [PERSON], _Zingiber montanum_ ([PERSON].) [PERSON], _Zingiber purpureum_ [PERSON], _Zingiber purpureum_ var. _palamuene_ (Haines) [PERSON], _Zingiber sumorthizon_ [PERSON].) [3] is commonly known as \"Banada\" in Bangladesh, \"Phla\" in Thailand, \"Jangliadrak\" in India, and \"Bangle\" in Malaysia. It is reported to be native to Southeast Asia and has been extensively planted in Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia [4]. The rhizomes of this plant are used in traditional medicines for the treatment of constipation, dyspepsia, gastritis, stomach bloating and stomach-ache. Various parts of _Z. montanum_ are used in Thailand as daily diet [5], while the rhizome is used in the as vermifuge in Malaysia, and applied for abscesses, colic, diarrhea, fever and intestinal disorders. In Northeast India, the rhizome paste was reported to be used in the treatment of dyspepsia and stomach bloating [6; 7].  
Zerumbone (ZER) (Figure 1c), a sesquiterpenoid, is one of the major compounds in the essential oils and rhizomes of _Z. montanum_[4]. In recent years, it has received much attention among researchers as a potent antitumor and anti-inflammatory compound [8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15]. _Z. montanum_ being extensively used in traditional medicine but very few investigations were found for their bioactive constituents and mechanism based pharmacological actions. Thus, the main aim of this review is to scientifically analyze the available scientific information about the chemical constituents and pharmacological activities of extracts and compounds isolated form _Zingiber montanum_ along with the various activities of ZER.