Medicinal Plants
Alpinia zerumbet
A decoction of flowers of shell ginger, Alpin zerumbet, with a piece of rootstock is taken as a diuretic.
The leaf decoction is used to bathe skin afflictions.
The fresh leaves are wrapped around the head to relieve headache.
A combined decoction of leaves and flowers is a remedy for catarrh
Margaret Ischmael
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