Plants >> Torch Shampoo [Zingiber zerumbet]

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Shampoo Ginger [Zingiber zerumbet] grows to about 2 m tall with long narrow leaves arranged oppositely along the stem. Separate stalks grow out of the ground with green cone-shaped bracts that resemble pine cones. The green cone turns red over a couple of weeks and then small yellow flowers appear on the cone.
This plant is known as the Pine cone Ginger, but it is most widely known as the Shampoo Ginger for the creamy liquid substance in the cones.
Shampoo Ginger believed to have medicinal properties and considered anti-hyperglycemic, anti-inflammatory, anti-ulcer, anti-oxidant, anti-platelet activating factor, anti-microbial.

Location: Singapore.