Amomum aromaticum

Botanical Description

Amomum aromaticum is a herbaceous plant growing from a rhizomatous rootstock; it produces a cluster of leafy stems usually up to 100cm tall, though sometimes reaching 200cm or more[ 283 Title Medicinal Plants in Vietnam Publication Author Nguyen Van Dan & Doan Thi Nhu Publisher World Health Organisation Year 1989 ISBN 92 9061 101 4 Description An excellent book, giving information on over 200 plants, their medicinal compounds and applications. , 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The seed is sometimes gathered from the wild for medicinal purposes and as a food flavouring. The plant is occasionally cultivated as a food crop[ 46 Title Dictionary of Economic Plants. Publication Author Uphof. J. C. Th. Publisher Weinheim Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader. ].