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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Zedoary
| image = Koeh-048.jpg
| image_width = 225px
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Liliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Zingiberales]]
| familia = [[Zingiberaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Curcuma]]''
| species = '''''C. zedoaria'''''
| binomial = ''Curcuma zedoaria''
| binomial_authority = (Christm.) Roscoe
}}
'''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around the sixth century, but its use as a [[spice]] in the [[Western world|West]] today is extremely rare, having been replaced by ginger.
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.
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.
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]].
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.
[[Category:Zingiberaceae]]
[[Category:Flora of Asia]]
[[Category:Medicinal plants]]
| color = lightgreen
| name = Zedoary
| image = Koeh-048.jpg
| image_width = 225px
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Liliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Zingiberales]]
| familia = [[Zingiberaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Curcuma]]''
| species = '''''C. zedoaria'''''
| binomial = ''Curcuma zedoaria''
| binomial_authority = (Christm.) Roscoe
}}
'''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.
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.
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.
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]].
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.
[[Category:Zingiberaceae]]
[[Category:Flora of Asia]]
[[Category:Medicinal plants]]