🪴Jamu
Wild Ginger (Lempuyang)
Zingiber zerumbet
About Wild Ginger (Lempuyang)
Wild Ginger (Lempuyang) (Zingiber zerumbet) is a herb used in the Jamu tradition to help with Digestive Issues, Inflammation, Fever, and Fatigue. The rhizome is the part traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Zingiber zerumbet (awapuhi), also known as bitter ginger, shampoo ginger (Malay = lempoyang) or pinecone ginger, is a vigorous species of the ginger family with leafy stems growing to about 1.2 m (3.9 ft) tall. It is found in many tropical countries. The rhizomes of Z. zerumbet have been used as food flavoring and appetizers in various cuisines while the rhizome extracts have been used in herbal medicine.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Rhizome · both