توضیحات
Alpinia zerumbet, commonly known as shell ginger, is a perennial species of ginger native to East Asia. They can grow up to 8 to 10 ft (2.4 to 3.0 m) tall and bear colorful funnel-shaped flowers. They are grown as ornamentals and their leaves are used in cuisine and traditional medicine. They are also sometimes known as the pink porcelain lily, variegated ginger or butterfly ginger. The plant’s long leaf blades are used for wrapping zongzi, a traditional Chinese dish made of rice stuffed with different fillings. In Okinawa, Japan, A. zerumbet is known in the local language as sannin, or in Japanese as getto. Its leaves are sold for making an herbal tea and are also used to flavor noodles and wrap mochi rice cakes. Statistically, Okinawan natives who consume a traditional diet that includes shell ginger have a very long life expectancy. Recent research has investigated its effects on human longevity and the phytochemicals that may be responsible. Alpinia zerumbet (Shell ginger) contains many Kavalactones structurally related to the compounds in Kava (Piper methysticum) and may help prevent high glucose induced cell damage
زنجبیل صدفی (شل جینجر) گونه ای کمیاب از زنجبیل ها است که برگ های بلند و کشیده و گلهای سفید دارد و همانند همه زنجبیل ها ریزوم های زیر زمینی معطر دارد
این گیاه بومی جنگل های گرم و مرطوب جنوب شرق آسیا است
برگ ها و ساقه های این زنجبیل مصارف خوراکی و دارویی دارد
این گیاه خویشاوند نزدیک زنجبیل گالانگال است
