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Curcuma amada
'Mango Ginger'
[ Zingiberaceae ] [ India ]
Mango ginger (Curcuma amada Roxb.) is a unique spice having morphological resemblance with ginger but imparts a raw mango flavour. The main use of mango ginger rhizome is in the manufacture of pickles and culinary preparations. Ayurveda and Unani medicinal systems have given much importance to mango ginger as an appetizer, alexteric, antipyretic, aphrodisiac, diuretic, emollient, expectorant and laxative and to cure biliousness, itching, skin diseases, bronchitis, asthma, hiccough and inflammation due to injuries.
Curcuma amada

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Fruiting plant . Develops a caudex . Medicinal Plant .
Habitat
zone 11 = Winter minimum temperature 4C to 10C (40F to 50F)


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Clustered ( With several stems in the same individual )
Fast-Growing
Medicinal Plant

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Cultivation
Substrate
Temperature during winter

1 gravel + 1 soil + 1 humus

Indoor during winter temperature min. from 11 to 16C
Lighting
Watering during automn-winter

Sunny

Rarely or from time to time
Watering during hot season
Fertilizer during growth

Regularly and abundantly, but avoid that the water traverse the pot

Regularly but with spacing
Pruning
Repotting
No pruning
Repot every year if possible

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