Product Description
Zedoary is an erect herb, often reaching a height of 50 cm with avoiding rootstock. Leaves are oblong, acuminate, 30-60cm long, narrowed to the base, and petiole longer than the leaf blade. The flowers are pale yellow. It is cultivated throughout Nepal at an altitude of 1000 m.
Extraction
Zedoary oil is extracted by steam distillation of the rhizomes of Curcuma zedoaria.
Uses
The oil can be used as an analgesic, anti-inflammatory, digestive, sedative, and stomachic. Zedoary oil is also used as a gastro-intestinal stimulant in flatulent colic and it prevents stress ulceration. The oil is used as a condiment, as a flavoring for liqueurs, and in perfumery.