Zedoary turmeric

Zedoary turmeric in Guangxi

RhizomaCurcumaeKwangsiensis

Kwangsiturmeric rhizome

[alias] Curcuma Kwai and Curcuma tomentosa.

[source] it is the rhizome of Curcuma kwangsiensis s s.g.leset c.f.liang.

[plant morphology] perennial herb, 50-110cm high. The leaves are 4-7, 2-row, oblong, 8-13cm long; the bracts of cherry are oblong, pink to lavender at the apex, without flowers in the axils; the bracts of middle and lower parts are ovoid, light green, with 2-several flowers in the axils; the calyx tube is white; the Corolla is nearly funnel-shaped, about 2.5cm long, with 3 petals, pink, oblong, one piece is larger above, and the apex is pocket shaped; the morphology of micro staminodes is similar to petals Yes, light yellow. The flowering period is from April to September.

Born in sunny hillside, ditch edge, forest edge, wild or cultivated. It is mainly produced in Guangxi.

[character] the rhizome is oblong or long ovate, 3.5-7cm long, 1.5-3cm in diameter, blunt base and blunt tip. The surface is yellowish brown to gray, smooth, with obvious or missing links, with punctate fibrous root marks or residual fibrous roots, and a row of sunken bud marks and rhizome marks on both sides. The quality is solid and heavy. It is fragrant, slightly bitter and pungent.

[chemical composition] it contains volatile oil, including a-pinene, camphene, pinene, limonene, 1-8-cineole, a-terpinene, linalool, borneol, camphor, linalyl acetate, eugenol, etc.

[flavor] warm in nature, bitter and pungent in taste.

[function indications] see Rhizoma Curcumae.

Chinese PinYin : E Shu Guang Xi E Shu