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Curcuma zedoaria

Scientific Name
Curcuma zedoaria
Family Name
Zingiberaceae
Common Names
Zedoary, inidan arrowroot.
Local Names
Sothi (Bangladesh), Kunchur, temu kuning, temu lawak (peninsular).(Malaysia), Barak (tagalog),alimpuyas (cebu bisaya),tamahilan (bikol) (Philippines), Harankaha (Sri Lanka), Nga truật, nghệ đen, nghệ tím (Vietnam)
Description
A herb with branched rhizome, outside grey, inside pale yellowish to bright yellow;leaf sheaths 35-60cm long, blades oblong to oblong-lanceolate, 25-75cm x 7-20cm,green with a purple band along the midrib; inflorescence on a separate shoot, bractsgreen or green with a purple margin, coma bracts purple or dark pink; corolla 3.5-4.5cm long, yellowish-white; labellum 2-2.5cm x 1.5-2cm, yellowish-white with adarker yellow median band, other staminodes longitudinally folded, yellowish-white,anther with long spurs. Curcuma zedoaria is found in various shady, damp localitieson various soils, but prefers well-drained sandy soils, up to 1000m altitude.(Malaysia)
A herb with branched rhizome gray outside and pale to bright yellow inside; leafsheaths 35-60cm long, blades oblong to oblong-lanceolate; inflorescence on aseparate shoot; corolla yellowish-white. (Philippines)
Beautiful perennial herb, 0.5-0.8m high. Rhizome conical, bearing several smalltubers with long stalks. Leaves entire, largely sheathed, with purple veins along themain nerve on the upper face. Inflorescence cylindrical, arising from the rhizomebefore the leaves; flowers yellow; bracts greenish, pink at the tips (Vietnam)
Uses
Stimulant, carminative, expectorant, flatulence, dyspepsia, cold, cough, bronchitis,purgative, dropsy (Bangladesh)
Stomachic, carminative, diuretic, anti diarrhea, anti emetic, anti pyretic, depurative,child birth, ulcers, wounds, skin diseases, breath, stomach ache, indigestion, cold,stimulant (Malaysia)
Stimulant, stomachic, carminative, diuretic, anti diarrhea, anti emetic, anti pyretic,ulcers, wounds, skin diseases, bad breath, stomach ache, indigestion, cold(Philippines)
Convulsions, aromatic, wounds, leucoderma, dermatitis, gonorrhea, carminative,stimulant, ulcers, blood purifier, tonic, sprains (Sri Lanka)
Emmenagogue, dyspepsia, colic, vomiting, cough, menstrual, haematometra,restorative (Vietnam)
Locations Where Plants Is Conserved
Philippines - UPLB National Plant and Genetic Resources Laboratory
Sri Lanka - Naula, Kanneliya, Ritigala, Meegahak, Pinna
Vietnam - Ha Noi
Remarks
Curcuma zedoaria (GRIN)

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