Yellow zedoary
Scientific name of Yellow zedoary: Curcuma Zeodaria
Name of Zedoary in different languages:-
English: White turmeric, Kachoora
Sanskrit: Aam Ada
Hindi: Kachoora
Malayalam: Mangaenchi-മാങ്ങയിഞ്ചി, Inchimanga
Plant description:
White turmeric is a deciduous herb of tropic regions of wetlands with a life span of 1.5 years, it resembles with turmeric in all parts, except rhizomes are white in color. It grows up to 1 meter in height. The fragrant plant bears yellow flowers with red and green bracts. Rhizomes are tasted like mangoes and ginger so it is called in Malayalam Enchi Manga.
Leaf Arrangement
| Shape-Lanceolate | Margin-Entire | Venation-parallel |
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Medicinal uses:
To purify the blood, gastric disorders, colds, flatulence, sexual problems.
Useful plant parts:
Rhizomes.
Chemical content:
Curcuminoid
How to prepare medicines:
It is an antiseptic, the paste of rhizome can applied locally to cure cuts and wounds easly
Zedoary is the one of the ingredients in the Ayurveda medicines like-
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