TEMU PUTEH/ WHITE TURMERIC /ZEDOARY

CURCUMA ZEDOERIA

Botanical name: Curcuma zedoaria

Nama ingeris (English name) : White turmeric

Famili(Family): Zingiberaceae

Negara asal (Origin) :Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Philippines, molucas, Amboina and New Guinea

Ketinggian pokok (Plant height) : 1 meter

Rizom(Rhizome/root)

• Rasa sangat pahit {Pungent and biter tasting)
• Pedas (Hot)
• Panas (Warming)
• Beraroma (slightly aromatic)
• Isi Berwarna puteh

Bunga (Flower)

• Bunga berwarna kuning diselubungi dengan dedaun berwarna hijau kemerahan.The fragrant (yellow flowers with red and green bracts).

• Wangi (fragrant)

Kegunaan ( Uses)

Makanan (Food)

• Di Indonesia rizomnya digunakan sebagai rempah masakan ( In Indonesia it is used as culinary spices)

• Di India rizom di buat ulam atau dibuat acar (Iin India it tends to be used fresh or make into pickle)

Kegunaan perubatan (Medicinal uses)

• Anti kanser (Anti-cancer-servix canser)
• Kembung/ sakit perut (Colic)
• Melancarkan perjalanan darah (Improve blood circulation)
• Membanyu penghadaman (An aid to digestion)
• Melancarkan haid (Mentruation pain- emanagong)
• Meningkatkan daya tahan tubuh(Improve imunity)
• Melancarkan darah(improve blood circulation)
• Ubat hati (Liver Ailment)
• Ubat limpa (Spleen ailment)
• Seimbakan hormon (Balancing of hormone)
• Digunakan dalam perubatan ayurvedic (Ayurvedic medicine)
• Ubat bengkak kerana kecederaan (Anti flogistic/ anti inflammatory)
• Sengal tulang (rheumatism)
• Ubat gigit ular di India ( used as an antivenom in India)
• Anti kuman (Anti-microbe)
• Anti-kulat (Anti-fungus)
• Ubat gigitan kalajengking diIndonesia
  

Kegunaan minyak atsiri (use of essential oil)

• Minyak atsiri digunakan didalam perusahaan wangian dan sabun (The essential oil is used in perfumery and soap industry)
• Untuk membuat tonik kesihatan (used in health tonics).
  

Pencegah seranga (Insecticide)

• Membunuh jentik jentik nyamuk (Kills mosquito larvae)
  

Kandungan kimia (Chemical content)

Rizom (Rhizomes/Root)

• Sesquiterpene ( Bahan Utama/ main chemical content)

Minyak /Oil

• Curcuzerenone /zedoerene (bahan utama /main chemical content)
• Curzerene
• Pyrocucuzenone
• Curcumin (Anti-kanser/anti-cancer)
• Curcumenone
• Epicurcumenol
• Curmenol (curcumonol)
• Isocurcumenol
• Procurmenol
• Dehydrocurdone
• Furanodienone
• Isifuranodienone
• Furanodiene
• Zederone
• Curdione (Anti-kanser / anti-cancer)
• Flavonoid
• Sulfur
• Gum
• Resin
• Fat

Notes/catitan;-

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• Tips on landscape.
  
• Tips on herbal plants,
  
• Tips on agriculture
  
• General tips .

Rujukan (reference)

• Science link Japan
• Wkipedia
• I.H Burkill- Economic product Of The Malay Peninsula
• Science Direct
• Ismail Saidin –Sayuran Tradisional Ulam dan Penyedap rasa
• Ir Fauziah Muhlisah- temu-temuan dan Empon-empon Budi daya dan manfaatnya.