Kathouw
Common name: Shampoo ginger, Wild ginger
Scientific name: Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Smith.
Family Name: ZINGILBERACEAE
Other names: Kra Tua (common), Kra Tua, Kavan, Kavan (North), Hiao Black,
Hyo Daeng (Mae Hong Son), Pelopo (Karen), Hyo Sa (Thai Yai)
Botanical characteristics:
It is native to South Asia. The area of India and Sri Lanka later spread to nearby tropical areas such as Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Indonesia, etc. It is commonly found in mixed deciduous forests, dry evergreen forests and prefers on loamy soils. Especially in humid areas beside the river For in Thailand It is found in the high humidity rainforest in the north. Including along the riverside of the southern forest.
The tree is believed to have originated in India. Later it spread to Asia including Thailand. Classified as an herbaceous plant The trunk is about 0.9-1.5 meters above the soil and has an underground rhizome called "Stalking action" or "beheading"
The outer shell of the rhizome is yellowish brown. The meat is light yellow in color, the aroma has a strong bitterness and a little spicy. The tree will be shabby in the dry season and will grow again in the rainy season. Propagated by using rhizomes, known as tubers. It grows well in loamy soils. In the presence of moderate humidity And there is sunshine all day long It is found in the south, along the rainforest along the stream or the forest edge.
The leaves are single. Alternately arranged in the same plane Dark green leaves Characteristics of the lanceolate-shaped leaves, parallel edges, pointed leaves, and smooth bases The underside of the leaf is often hairy. The leaves are about 5-7.5 cm wide and 20-30 cm long, the petioles cover the trunk.
Flowering flowers in a bouquet, thrusting out of the rhizome. (First picture, top), the inflorescence is cylindrical. The petals are white, yellowish (Fig. 1 below), large bracts, reddish-green, stacked densely and organized (Figure 2 below). Flowers will not bloom at the same time.
The fruit looks like a black seed. The fruit is quite round, dried and cracked, stuck in the decorations. And has some white flesh covering the seeds.
benefit :
It is a plant that can be used for many types, such as young shoots, eaten fresh or boiled with chili paste, similar to galangal. Or eaten as a vegetable with food Including using young shoots or old shoots to put in a variety of curries such as red curry, curry tai pla.
And also help to deodorize And add aroma as well, but for the flesh of the rhizome is slightly bitter. Must be cut and crumpled with salt water for a long time before eating. By the southern coast of the Andaman Sea The rhizomes are used to curry with grilled fish for eating. In Kanchanaburi, dried flowers of kra krua and kraut rhizomes are eaten as vegetables or in chili paste as well.
The part of the leaves is used to wrap rice wrapped in food wrap The trunk is cut into a line. Can be used to make a rope. The kratom flower can also be used to embroider a beautiful vase. In addition, the extract was made with methanol. It can be used to prevent and get rid of head lice as well.
1. Nourish female milk to complete.
2. Reduce bloating
3.Indigestion, expel wind, relieve colic
4. Help digestion
5. Relieve pain in the stomach.
6. Undo twist
7. Coughing
8. Elemental maintenance
9. Diuretic
10. Solve chest tightness.
11. Expel digestive juices into the intestines.
12. Solve colic
13. Solve phlegm poisoning.
14. make appetite
15. Fever
16.Relieve menstrual pain
17. Help normalize menstruation.