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Zingiber zerumbet is a herbaceous, perennial plant producing clumps of leaves from a large rhizome. The leaves form a pseudostem from 60 - 200cm tall. A popular and widely cultivated plant in southeast Asia where it is used as a medicinal plant and spice. The roots are sold in local markets in Java. The plant also produces very ornamental flowering heads and is widely grown in gardens.
 
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{{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Coughs}}, {{Uses|Worms}}, {{Uses|Leprosy}}, {{Uses|Rheumatic joints}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
  
 
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The most abundant components were monoterpenes (76.1%): camphene (15) (16.3%), sabinene (16) (14.6%), citral (17) (26.1%), zingiberene (18) (7.2%) and lavandulyl acetate etc.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Zingiber+zerumbet Cultivation]</ref>
 
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* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0102695X16000259 Zingiber zerumbet on sciencedirect.com]
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* [https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/57539 Zingiber zerumbet on cabi.org]
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Latest revision as of 18:32, 9 September 2020

'Awapuhi 'ula'ula, "Red Ginger".jpg

Zingiber zerumbet is a herbaceous, perennial plant producing clumps of leaves from a large rhizome. The leaves form a pseudostem from 60 - 200cm tall. A popular and widely cultivated plant in southeast Asia where it is used as a medicinal plant and spice. The roots are sold in local markets in Java. The plant also produces very ornamental flowering heads and is widely grown in gardens.

Uses

Asthma, Coughs, Worms, Leprosy, Rheumatic joints.[1]

Parts Used

Young rhizomes, Young leaves, Young flower spikes.

Chemical Composition

The most abundant components were monoterpenes (76.1%): camphene (15) (16.3%), sabinene (16) (14.6%), citral (17) (26.1%), zingiberene (18) (7.2%) and lavandulyl acetate etc.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Perennial

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Prefers a position in humid woodland shade. Prefers a fertile, humus-rich soil.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Moist places in forests.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. Chemical constituents
  3. [Morphology]
  4. Cultivation

External Links