Zedoary

Zedoary
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Zingiberaceae
Genus:	Curcuma
Species:	C. zedoaria
Binomial name
	Curcuma zedoaria; (Christm.) Roscoe

Zedoary is a perennial herb. This plant is native to India and Indonesia.

Uses

Food

The eatable root of zedoary has a white core and an aroma like the mango; however, its taste is more similar to ginger, except with a very bitter aftertaste. In Indonesia, it is ground to a powder and added to curry pastes, whereas in India, it tends to be used fresh or in pickling.

Medicinal uses

Zedoary is also used in some traditional eastern medicines. Zedoary has been used to treat coronary heart disease, liver cancer, anemia, chronic pelvic inflammation and helps prevent leukopenia due to cancer therapies.^[1]

References

Wikispecies has information on: Zedoary.

↑ Dharmananda, Ph.D, Subhuti (March 1999). "Turmeric: What's in an Herb Name? How Turmeric (Jianghuang) and Curcuma (Yujin) Became Confused". itmonline.org. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2010.

[1] Dharmananda, Ph.D, Subhuti (March 1999). "Turmeric: What's in an Herb Name? How Turmeric (Jianghuang) and Curcuma (Yujin) Became Confused". itmonline.org. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2010.

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