Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Curcuma zedoaria
Scientific Name and Description
Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Curcuma zerumbet ROXB.
Amomum latifolium Lam.
Amomum latifolium Salisb.
Amomum zedoaria Christm.
Costus luteus Blanco
Curcuma malabarica Velay., Amalraj & Mural.
Curcuma pallida Lour.
Curcuma raktakanta Mangaly & M.Sabu
Curcuma speciosa Link
Erndlia zerumbet Giseke
Roscoea lutea (Blanco) Hassk.
Roscoea nigrociliata Hassk.
Curcuma zedoaria Rosc.
Curcuma xanthorrhiza Roxb.
Amomum latifolium Lam.
Amomum latifolium Salisb.
Amomum zedoaria Christm.
Costus luteus Blanco
Curcuma malabarica Velay., Amalraj & Mural.
Curcuma pallida Lour.
Curcuma raktakanta Mangaly & M.Sabu
Curcuma speciosa Link
Erndlia zerumbet Giseke
Roscoea lutea (Blanco) Hassk.
Roscoea nigrociliata Hassk.
Amomum latifolium Lam.
Amomum latifolium Salisb.
Amomum zedoaria Christm.
Costus luteus Blanco
Curcuma malabarica Velay., Amalraj & Mural.
Curcuma pallida Lour.
Curcuma raktakanta Mangaly & M.Sabu
Curcuma speciosa Link
Erndlia zerumbet Giseke
Roscoea lutea (Blanco) Hassk.
Roscoea nigrociliata Hassk.
Curcuma zedoaria Rosc.
Curcuma xanthorrhiza Roxb.
Amomum latifolium Lam.
Amomum latifolium Salisb.
Amomum zedoaria Christm.
Costus luteus Blanco
Curcuma malabarica Velay., Amalraj & Mural.
Curcuma pallida Lour.
Curcuma raktakanta Mangaly & M.Sabu
Curcuma speciosa Link
Erndlia zerumbet Giseke
Roscoea lutea (Blanco) Hassk.
Roscoea nigrociliata Hassk.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| HindI | Kachur, Safed Haldi |
| Bengali | Kachur, Sutki |
| Marathi | Kasturi Haldi |
| Tamil | Vella Manjal |
| Telugu | Bodda Manjal |
| Malayalam | Vellamutta |
| English | zedoary, white turmeric, or temu putih |
| Common name | white turmeric,temu putih |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Tibetan
Folk
Sowa Rigpa
Herb usable parts
Root tuber
Rhizome
Stem
Ethnopharmacology use
Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe Herb Rhizome, tuber Abdominal cramps; amenorrhea-abdominal pain and rheumatic pain; dyspepsia; colic; vomiting; cough and menstrual disorders; bone fracture; diarrhoea; antibacterial General Dhal et al. 2011, Zang et al. 2013
Curcuma zedoaria Shati Cough, asthma, leukorrhea, tonnesillitis Endangered Medicinal Plants A. B. Chaudhuri
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Dhal et al. 2011
Zang et al. 2013
Endangered Medicinal Plants A. B. Chaudhuri
The Flora of Orissa Vol III Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
Citations
Herb citations
WFO (2024): Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe. Published on the Internet;http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000366201. Accessed on: 15 Jun 2024
Curcuma zedoaria. (2024, June 19). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curcuma_zedoaria