262 "MONOEPIGYNEA, 
in almost all parts of the plants in this family. The root. 
and seeds are valued in medicine as aromatics, stomachies 
&e. Ginger, Galangale (Alpinia galanga), Turmeric, Ze- 
doary, and Cardamom, are chiefly used. Lesser Cardamom 
seeds, so much employed in extracts, confections, and tine- 
tures, are the produce of the Alpinia Cardamomum (Elettaria 
cardamomum medium). Similar properties are found in the 
seeds of Amomum Cardamomum, and A. aromaticum.) 
The Greater Cardamom seeds are procured from the 4mo- 
mum grana paradisi, The latter are more pungent 2 
less aromatic than the Lesser Cardamom seeds, which 2 
most esteemed. Dr. Ainslie mentions three kinds of Ze 
doary, 1. The Kempferia rotunda or Zedoaria rotunda ; 
2. The Curcuma zerumbet, or Amomum zerumbet, found 
in the East Indies, Cochin China, and Otaheite, and said 
to be that which yields the Zedoary of the London drug- 
gists; and, 3, the Curcuma zedoaria, or Amomum zedoa 
(Turmeric coloured). According to others Curcuma 
rumbet yields the Zedoaria longa, Curcuma Zedoaria, 
Zedoaria rotunda. Curcuma longa gives Turmeric. T 
meric is used in chemistry as a test for alkalis, which 
_ change the yellow colour to a brown. 
. Zingiber officinalis 
Alpinia Cardamomum. 
Curcuma longa. 
ORDER XXVIII. 
MARANTACEA. 
of Mr. Dea Tasteaak i in the Canne of Jussieu, 
