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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Taxobox<br /> | color = lightgreen<br /> | name = Zedoary<br /> | image = Koeh-048.jpg<br /> | image_width = 225px<br /> | regnum = [[Plantae]]<br /> | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]<br /> | classis = [[Liliopsida]]<br /> | ordo = [[Zingiberales]]<br /> | familia = [[Zingiberaceae]]<br /> | genus = ''[[Curcuma]]''<br /> | species = '''''C. zedoaria'''''<br /> | binomial = ''Curcuma zedoaria''<br /> | binomial_authority = (Christm.) Roscoe<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Zedoary''' (''Curcuma zedoaria'', known as ''kacōramu'' in [[Telugu language|Telugu]]) is the name for a perennial [[herb]] and member of the genus [[Curcuma|Curcuma Linn.]], family [[Zingiberaceae]]. The [[plant]] is native to [[India]] and [[Indonesia]]. It was introduced to [[Europe]] by [[Arab]]s around the sixth century, but its use as a [[spice]] in the [[Western world|West]] today is extremely rare, having been replaced by ginger. <br /> <br /> Zedoary is a [[rhizome]] that grows in [[tropics|tropical]] and [[subtropics|subtropical]] wet forest regions. The fragrant plant bears yellow flowers with red and green [[bract]]s and the underground stem section is large and tuberous with numerous branches. The leaf shoots of the zedoary are long and can reach 1 metre (3 feet) in height.<br /> <br /> The edible [[root]] of zedoary has a white interior and a fragrance reminiscent of mango, however its flavour 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 pickled.<br /> <br /> Zedoary is also used in some [[traditional medicine|traditional eastern medicines]] where it is reputed to be an aid to digestion, a relief for [[colic]] and an agent for purifying the [[blood]].<br /> <br /> The essential oil produced from the dried roots of Curcuma zedoaria is used in perfumery and soap fabrication, as well as an ingredient in bitter tonics.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Zingiberaceae]]<br /> [[Category:Flora of Asia]]<br /> [[Category:Medicinal plants]]</div>

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