Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Roscoe ex Sm. - Zingiberaceae - awapuhi (Hawaii), lempoyang (Malay), shampoo ginger, pinecone ginger


Perennial plant, to 120ck tall, native to tropical Asia and Australasia; stem upright with alternate, blade-shaped leaves 15-20cm long; flower heads on separate and shorter stalks, conical or club-shaped.

"As the flower heads mature, they gradually fill with an aromatic, slimy liquid and turn a brighter red color... The clear fragrant juice present in the mature flower heads that resemble red pine cones is used for softening and bringing shininess to the hair." \\
[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zingiber_zerumbet|Zingiber zerumbet (wikipedia)]] retrieved 2025-07-22

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Main components of the flower oil of Zingiber zerumbet Smith from Reunion Island obtained by steam distillation were (E)-nerolidol (34.9%), linalool (17.1%), and β-caryophyllene (10.2%). \\
[Chane-Ming, Jimmy, Robert Vera, and Jean-Claude Chalchat. "Chemical composition of the essential oil from rhizomes, leaves and flowers of Zingiber zerumbet Smith from Reunion Island." Journal of Essential Oil Research 15.3 (2003): 202-205] 

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