Description
Detailed plant monograph of Kāhili Ginger (Hedychium gardnerianum), with sections on white butterfly ginger (Hedychium coronarium) and yellow butterfly ginger (Hedychium flavescens) as well. In the Savage Kitchen app we use the term butterfly ginger to describe all 3 species, but this is a deep dive into kāhili and its specific properties. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists this plant in its “Top 100 Most Problematic Invasives on the Planet”. Take a deep dive in this publication, the culmination of years of research into the literature. Learn detailed botany, ways in which cultures around globe use the plant for medicine, and aromatherapy.
