🏯Khmer Traditional Medicine
Fingerroot (Kroeung)
Boesenbergia rotunda
About Fingerroot (Kroeung)
Fingerroot (Kroeung) (Boesenbergia rotunda) is a herb used in the Khmer Traditional Medicine tradition to help with Digestive Issues, Antimicrobial, Respiratory Issues, and Pain, among 1 other condition it addresses. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Boesenbergia rotunda, commonly known as Chinese keys, fingerroot, lesser galangal or Chinese ginger, is a medicinal and culinary herb from China and Southeast Asia. In English, the root has traditionally been called fingerroot, because the shape of the rhizome resembles that of fingers growing out of a center piece.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Aerial Parts · bothLeaves · both