what is Temu Kunci (boesenbergia rotunda)
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boesenbergia rotunda has a flower that are scarlet and bloom throughout the year in tropical countries.those pretty flowers always unnoticeable because they are usually hidden at the base of the foliage. boesenbergia rotunda also have broad and light green while the leaf sheath is red. this herbs also have small globular shaped central subterranean rhizome from which several slander and long tubers sprout all in the same direction like fingers,no wonder its common name is finger roots.
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benefits of Temu Kunci (boesenbergia rotunda)
- boesenbergia rotunda is a common edible ingredients in many asian countries such as Malaysia,Thailand,Indonesia,India and China. they used this herbs in curry and soup due to its aromatic flavour ,which can promotes appetite
- it also traditionally to treat rheumatism,muscle pain,gout,stomach ache,peptic ulcer,febrifuge and gastrointestinal disorder.
- in Indonesia boesenbergia rotunda is one of the ingredient in "jamu" a popular tonic for women after childbirth and as a beauty aid for for teenage girl.
- the fresh rhizome of this herbs are used to treat inflammatory disease such as dry cough and cold, tooth abn gum disease,dental caries, dermatitis, swelling,wounds, and dysentery
- besides that boesenbergia rotunda have anti-fungal and anti-parasitic agent that can heal fungal infection and eradicate helminth or round worm in human intestine.it also anti-scabies agent to relives skin itchiness from mite bites
- thai folk used this herbs as aphrodisiac and referred as "thai ginseng"
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no wonder its common name is finger roots
source
Review
Article: Boesenbergia rotunda : FromEthnomedicine to Drug
Discovery. (2012). Tan Eng-Chong et al. Evidence-Based Complementary and
Alternative Medicine Volume 2012, Article ID 473637
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