Zedoary (white turmeric) essential oil
Curcuma zedoaria
Nghệ đen · Zingiberaceae
Earth, camphor, warmth, a little bitterness. It is cooler and airier than yellow turmeric, which is heavy and pungent.
Zedoary is a separate species, not turmeric that has been kept too long. Cut the root and the flesh is bluish-purple rather than orange, and its oil carries more camphor and 1,8-cineole, so it leans towards galangal and wild ginger.
Its English name is zedoary, and some sources call it white turmeric, which is confusing because the Vietnamese name, nghệ đen, means black turmeric. The botanical name Curcuma zedoaria is the firmest thing to hold on to.
- Plant part
- Rhizome
- Vietnamese name
- Nghệ đen
- Scent family
- Spicy
- Plant family
- Zingiberaceae
- Lots published
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Published lots
No lots yet. When the first lot arrives, its GC/MS analysis will be published here — unedited, with the lot number printed on the bottle label.
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Elsewhere in the catalogue
No lot of this oil yet. The oils below are close to it botanically or in how they are extracted — some of them already have lots.
Same plant family: Zingiberaceae Amomum · Cardamom · Fingerroot · Galangal · Wild ginger
Also from the rhizome Fingerroot · Galangal · Ginger · Spikenard · Wild ginger
Same method: direct steam distillation Bay laurel · Cupressus · Eucalyptus radiata · Fingerroot · Mugwort · Perilla · Pinyon pine · Tarragon