Curcuma zedoaria (known as zedoary) sold in a Chiang Mai street market! Learn more on the Thai herbalism tradition in my book: http://bit.ly/lukprakob and make your own herbal packs - it is easy and cheap! The edible rhizome of zedoary has a white interior and a fragrance reminiscent of mango; however, its flavour is more similar to ginger, except with a very bitter aftertaste. In Indonesia, it is ground to a powder and added to make white curry pastes, whereas in India, it tends to be used fresh or in pickling. In Thai cuisine it is used raw and cut in thin strips in certain Thai salads. It can also be served cut into thin slices together with other herbs and vegetables with certain types of nam phrik (Thai chilli pastes). The essential oil produced from the dried rhizomes of Curcuma zedoaria is used in perfumery and soap fabrication, as well as an ingredient in bitter tonics. Research proved that the rhizome has analgesic, antiulcer, antiamoebic, antimicrobial and antifungal activity. My book is FREE with Kindle Unlimited, and you get for FREE the full color Kindle edition when you buy the paperback. By Elefteria Mantzorou, a renowned Thai Massage instructor and author. Photo: Copyright (c) 2019 by Elefteria Mantzorou, all rights reserved. #thaiherbalism #thaimedicine #thaiherbs #chiangmai #thailandtravel #southeastasia #thaiherb #lukprakob #herbalmedicine #herbalremedies #plantallies #herbnerd #myherbalstudies #ayurvedicmedicine #ayurvedicherbs #herbalmedicine #herbalist #herbalistsofinstagram #orientalmedicine #poultice #herbalcompress #herbalcommunity #thaiyogamassage #thaimassage #apothecary #streetmarket #chiangmai #travelthailand #southeastasia #turmeric #turmericbenefits (at Chiang Mai, Thailand) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8EyKSeqjAM/?igshid=1wry0d05tlw5f