Curcuma ZEDOARIA Rosc.
| Synonym : | Amomum latifolium Lam. Costus luteus Blanco Curcuma pallida Lour. Erndlia zerumbet Giseke Roscoea nigrociliata Hassk. |
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| Bangla Name : | Sothi. ,Yak Cre Dong, Aatega (Marma). |
| English Name : | Zedoary, Indian Arrowroot. |
| Family : | Zingiberaceae |
| Disease : | Stimulant, carminative, stomachic, expectorant, demulcent, diuretic, rubefacient, cooling, purgatives, bruises, sprains, diarrhoea, cough, fever, bronchitis, leucorrhoeal and gonorrhea. |
| Description : | A leafy rhizomatous herb, rhizome pale yellow inside. Leaves with long petiols, lamina 30-60 cm long, oblong-lanceolate, clouded with purple along the midrib. Flowers in compact, oblong spike, 7.5-12.5 cm long, appearing before the leaves, flowers yellow. Coma bracts long, crimson or purple. |
| Distribution : | All over the country in fallow lands. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Rhizome contains an essential oil, sesquiterpenes, curcumol curcumadiol, furanodiene and its iso-derivatives, dehydrocurdione and zederone. The rhizome also contains cytotoxic components, curcuminoids. Main constituent of the essential oil is a sesquiter |
| Uses : | Rhizomes and tubers are stimulant, carminative, stomachic, expectorant, demulcent, diuretic, rubefacient and cooling, used in flatulence and dyspepsia and as a corrector of purgatives, applied to bruises and sprains. It is used to clear the throat. Decoct |
| Habit : | Herb |