# 🌿 Zedoary
**Scientific Name:** Curcuma zedoaria
**Botanical Family:** Zingiberaceae (Ginger family)
**Plant Type:** Rhizome
**Geographical Origin:** South Asia
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## 🔹 Description
Zedoary root is a relative of turmeric, used for digestion and inflammation relief.
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## 🔹 Healing Properties
– **Treatment Properties:** Digestive Aid, Anti-inflammatory
– **Temperament:** Warm
**Matched Uses / Conditions**
– Allergies
– Cough
– Headaches
– Heartburn
– Indigestion
– Minor Skin Irritations
– Muscle Pain
– Nausea
– Sore Throat
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## 🔹 Usage & Dosage
– **How to Use:** Tea, Capsules
– **Dosage:** 500 mg rhizome extract daily
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## 🔹 Usage Model
Improves digestion and reduces inflammation.
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## 🔹 Alternatives / Replacements
Turmeric for inflammation relief
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## 🔹 Precautions
Avoid during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
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## 🔹 References
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### 🔎 Summary (SEO)
A concise profile of **Zedoary** (*Curcuma zedoaria*): a rhizome from South Asia. Properties: Digestive Aid, Anti-inflammatory. Temperament: Warm. Includes traditional uses, preparation, precautions, and references.