. The microscopy of vegetable foods, with special reference to the detection of adulteration and the diagnosis of mixtures . Fig. 518. Zedoary (Curcuma Zedoaria). Epider- FiG. 519. Zedoary. Parenchyma ofmis and starch grains of rhizome. (Moeller.) rhizome showing starch grains and h resin lump. X160. (Moeller.) hairs, is here and there well preserved. The cork cells are large andthin-walled. Although the starch grains are of the same type as thoseof turmeric, they are distinguished by their more rounded foim and moreuniform size (maximum 80 //). Many of the grains are ovate, with scarcelyany e
. The microscopy of vegetable foods, with special reference to the detection of adulteration and the diagnosis of mixtures . Fig. 518. Zedoary (Curcuma Zedoaria). Epider- FiG. 519. Zedoary. Parenchyma ofmis and starch grains of rhizome. (Moeller.) rhizome showing starch grains and h resin lump. X160. (Moeller.) hairs, is here and there well preserved. The cork cells are large andthin-walled. Although the starch grains are of the same type as thoseof turmeric, they are distinguished by their more rounded foim and moreuniform size (maximum 80 //). Many of the grains are ovate, with scarcelyany evidence of a point. Bast fibers are absent. DIAGNOSIS. Zedoary is now seldom used either as a spice or a drug outside of thecountries where it is produced. It has a milder taste than turmeric, 6o6 SPICES AND CONDIMENTS. with a suggestion of camphor. The powder (Figs. 518 and 519) resemblesginger in color, but bast fibers arc absent. GALANGAL. Common or small galangal is the rhizome of Alpinia ofjicinarumHance (order Zhigiberacece), a plant growing on the island of Hainanand the neighboring Chinese coast. Alpinia calcar
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