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Zingiber zerumbet
Zingiber zerumbet Sm.(Awapuhi), also known as the Shampoo Ginger,(Malay = "Lempoyang,") is a vigorous ginger with leafy stems growing to about 1.2 m tall. It is found in many tropical countries. The rhizomes of Z. zerumbet, have been regularly used as food flavouring and appetizer in various cuisines while the rhizomes extracts have been used in Malay traditional medicine to treat various types of ailments (e.g., inflammatory- and pain-mediated diseases, worm infestation and diarrhea). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zingiber_ze...
Spotted on Dec 5, 2011
Submitted on Dec 20, 2011
11 Comments
pretty
Thanks Gerardo Aizpuru :)
Wonderful photos!
Thanks LarsKorb :)
fantastic - crystal clean shot
Hey ChristyHolland that's interesting....I will have to try it when I go there again!
Great photo! I love the top-down look...I saw them in Costa Rica and our guide even rubbed them so they lathered like shampoo!
Thanks Rolo!....I know it's hard to believe it can be consumed...it so strange haha :)
cool, the 2nd pic is awesome, it's like an alien plant ..lol!
thanks....I added a second shot to show the full flower....before these pics I have never seen anything like it.
Nice info.