Category:Zedoary

Zed"o*a*ry, n. Etym: [f. zédoaire, ll. zedoaria; cf. It. zedoaria, Zettovario, pg. zedoaria, sp. zedoaria, cedoaria; all fr. Ar. & per. Zedw.] (med.)

Defn: a medicinal substance obtained in the east indian, having a Fragrant smell, and a warm, bitter, aromatic taste. It is used in Medicine as a stimulant.

Note: it is the rhizome of different species of curcuma, esp. C. Zedoaria, and comes in short, firm pieces, externally of a wrinkled Gray, ash-colored appearance, but within of a brownish red color. There are two kinds, round zedoary, and long zedoary.