Family Name: Zingiberaceae
Botanical Name(s): Curcuma Zedoaria
Popular Name(s): Zedoary Root, White Turmeric
Parts Used: Rhizomes
Habitat: Weed found all over India.
Description: Zedoary is a rhizome with a thin brown skin and a bright orange, hard interior. Its smell is similar to turmeric and mango. Because of the mango-like fragrance, zedoary is called amb halad in many Indian languages (amb means mango).
Uses: Improves blood circulation, ant contusion, and improves menstrual flow. It helps in abdominal cramps, amenorrhea-abdominal pain and rheumatic pain. It also helps in pain and swelling associated with sprains.