Zedoary Root has a warm and musky ginger-like flavour with tart notes. used in many spice blends. great with seafood and lamb and chicken curries, stews and soups Also known as white turmeric or kentjur, it’s a type of rhizome that is native to India and Southeast Asia. Used in traditional medicine for centuries, it can treat a variety of ailments including digestive problems, inflammation, and respiratory issues. It has also been used as an antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory agent.
- Since zedoary is anti-inflammatory, its paste is used on inflammation, wounds, skin ailments and pain.
- The herb serves as a body stimulant and purifies blood.
- It is very effective in treating respiratory disorders, tones up uterus and works as an aphrodisiac agent.
- Zedoary improves digestion, improves liver condition and normalizes body temperature.
- The herb, when taken in powdered form, helps in regularizing menstruation.
- In the juice form, it is used to treat urine-related disorders and urinary tract infections.
- Zedoary is used as a gastro-intestinal stimulant in flatulent colic and prevents stress ulceration as well.
- It helps in curing dyspepsia, colic, vomiting and cough.
- The herb proves useful in case of abdominal cramps, amenorrhea-abdominal pain and rheumatic pain. It is also used in anti-periodic pills.
- Zedoary is used as anti-venom for the Indian Cobra.
- It is used in the manufacture of liquors, stomach essences, bitters, perfumes and cosmetics.
- In India, the herb is either cooked fresh or used in preparing pickles. In Indonesia, it is ground to paste and used in curries.
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All herbs are organic. Mentioned details are standards as well as per available sources and research, Use according to physician advice
