A tall upright ginger growing up to 9' tall with long, narrow leaves. The leaflets are arranged alternately along an arching pseudostem that grows one to two meters (3 to 7 feet) in length. The inflorescence is borne on a separate pseudostem from the leaves. It is a spike; bracts subtend the position of each of the flowers giving the inflorescence its pinecone shape.

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For sprains, indigestion and other ailments; stomach ache (root)