Tepus


KITCHEN AND COOKING HERBS

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Tepus / Red Gingerwort

(Photo: Above - Tepus Chicken, below - Prawn Sambal Tepus)

 
SCIENTIFIC : Etlingera punicea (Roxb.) R.M. Smith
     
FAMILY : Zingiberaceae
     
COMMON NAME : Red / Black Gingerwort
     
LOCAL NAME : Tepus (M, Bid, Ib.), Tubuh tana (Kel.)
     
PREPARATION : Fruits and young shoots are eaten as vegetable or cook with chicken dish.
     
TRADITIONAL USES : Young shoots are taken to cure beri-beri. For perfume making in olden days. Fiber from the skin of the stem formerly used to make small baskets, mats and for tying.