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Temu Kunci, Si Rimpang Ajaib Yang Menyimpan Segudang Manfaat Kesehatan

lampungkita.id – Di balik dapur Indonesia yang kaya akan rempah, terdapat satu jenis rimpang yang mungkin kurang populer dibandingkan jahe atau kunyit, namun menyimpan potensi luar biasa bagi kesehatan. Itulah temu kunci (Boesenbergia rotunda). Dengan aromanya yang khas dan rasanya yang sedikit pahit namun menyegarkan, temu kunci telah lama digunakan dalam pengobatan tradisional. Kini, ilmu…

Temu Kunci, Si Rimpang Ajaib Yang Menyimpan Segudang Manfaat Kesehatan

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Finger ginger

This murderously beautiful pair of sprouts belongs to Boesenbergia rotunda, a plant in the ginger family known for its long finger-like rhizomes, which I planted earlier. Unlike other gingers, which are rather grassy-looking, fingerroot has these big, broad leaves.

I had two separate rhizomes potted up for many months with no sign of movement and was worried they wouldn't sprout, but I guess they were just waiting for the summer to set in. Once the weather warmed up, I noticed a few little green knobs, which later turned into devilish little red horns, before turning green again and shooting up into leaves.

B. rotunda is grown in places such as Thailand and Indonesia for culinary and ethnomedical purposes. Blooms are apparently pink and orchid-like, but with foliage like that, I can forgive it.

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Having fended off the urge to just eat their little fingers off, I got my temu kunci (Boesenbergia rotunda or Kaempferia pandurata) rhizomes safely into the soil. I hope they grow. I hear they like moisture, so I will be keeping them in a capsule I made out of two-litre water bottles stuck together until they decide to sprout. They also enjoy less sun, which is great because my house is a bit too dim for most of the children.

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I got some eerie finger-like temu kunci rhizomes in the mail yesterday. This plant is common in Javanese and Thai cooking, apparently. As its Indonesian name, "key ginger" suggests, it is related to ginger. In English, it is often called fingerroot, for obvious reasons. The Latin name is Boesenbergia rotunda. One of the rhizomes looks like it already has a little bud coming off of it, so I hope I dont mess it up!