LEMPUYANG / PUYANG (Zingiber aromaticum)

Nama sains (Botanical name) : Zingiber aromaticum

Nama Melayu (Malay name) : Lempuyang

Famili (family): Zingiberaceae

Ketinggian pokok (Plant height) : 1.8 meter

Rizom / Rimpang (Rhizomes/root)

• Bau wangi (Aromatic)

Kegunaan (Uses):

Makanan (Food)

• Orang jawa makan pucuk sebagai perasa makanan (Indonesian javanese people eat the young shoot.)
  

Perubatan (Medicinal uses)

• Jamu tradisional (Tonic/traditional medicine)

• Gastrik (Biliousness-gastric distress caused by a disorder of the liver or gall bladder)

• Menambah darah-Kurang darah dikalangan wanita yang menyebabkan haid tidak menentu (chlorosis-iron deficiency anemia in young women; characterized by weakness and menstrual disturbances and a green color to the skin)

• Kaki bengkak selepas bersalin (afterbirth medicine)
  

• Membersihkan darah (Blood clensing)

• Kembung (Colic)

• Menambah nafsu makan (Increase appetite)

• Gatal gatal (Itchiness)

• Batuk (cough)

• Kejang (Cramp)

• Anti – kanser (The bioactive sesquiterpenoid zerumbone (2,6,9 humulatriene-8-one) has anticancer properties.This plant may be effective as an anti-cancer agent)

• Melambatkan kesan HIV(HIV-inhibitory.)

• Ubat Cacing (Vermifuge)

• Sesak nafas (asthmatic)

• Malaria

• LemahUrat saraf (For weak nervous system)

• Anti bengkak (anti- inflammatory)

• Panaskan badan (Rheumatic)

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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.