Abstract

• Morphological characters of rhizome of Kaempferia candida Wall. belonging to the family Zingiberaceae was reported. This specimens had been collected from Mansan Fall, Lashio Township, during July to August 2019.In addition, this rhizome was studied by using phytochemical, antimicrobial tests and then antioxidant activity. The phytochemical tests indicated that alkaloids, glycosides, phenols, polyphenols, reducing sugars and tannins were present in this rhizome. Furthermore, ethanol extract of rhizome has been tested for their antimicrobial activities by using agar-well diffusion method. They were found to be antimicrobial activity against five different types of microbes such as Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Candida albicans and Escherichia coli. The antioxidant activity of rhizomes extracts of Kaempferia candida Wall. was carried by 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH) scavenging assay. Strong antioxidant activity of Kaempferia candida Wall. was shown in this experiment compared with the control ascorbic acid.