Latin name: Curcuma xanthorrhiza
Perennial plant of the ginger turmeric genus. A different species to normal turmeric (spring turmeric and autumn turmeric) known as Kusuri turmeric or Java turmeric in Japan.
Latin name: Curcuma zedoaria
Known as zedoary in Chinese medicine or purple turmeric in Japan, a different species from so-called turmeric (spring turmeric and autumn turmeric).
Latin name: Momordica charantia Linn
Perennial plant of the ginger turmeric genus. A different species to normal turmeric (spring turmeric and autumn turmeric) known as Kusuri turmeric or Java turmeric in Japan.
Latin name: Kaempferia pafifiora
Kaempferia pafifiora is a type of ginger native to Thailand and is called black ginger or black turmeric in Japan.
Latin name: Butea superba
Butea superba is a vine plant legume native to Thailand, India, Vietnam and China.