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 Shampoo ginger (Zingiber zerumbet)

Company School1770/1810

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Exeter, United Kingdom

Shampoo ginger rhizomes are traditionally used to treat a variety of ailments including
stomach ache and worms. Zerumbone, an
aromatic compound found mainly in the leaves, is being investigated as an
anti-tumour agent. 
It is commonly used in
Malaysia and the Pacific islands, both as flavouring, and for making the hair
sleek and fragrant. When used as a shampoo, the whole flower head is picked,
and juices are squeezed from it and worked into the hair.Drawings of Indian plants and trees later named at the Royal Botanical Gardens Kew

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  • Title:  Shampoo ginger (Zingiber zerumbet)
  • Creator Nationality: Indian
  • Date: 1770/1810
  • Physical Dimensions: w390 x h555 mm
  • Provenance: Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery, Exeter City Council.
  • Type: Drawing
  • Medium: Watercolour
  • Artist: Company School
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

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