Editing Boesenbergia rotunda (section)

==Uses==
Fingerroot is known as temu kunci in [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]]. It is widely used in [[Javanese cuisine]] in [[Indonesia]].

In addition to its culinary uses, it is also specifically used as a spice, or as flavoring agents, dyes, or also traditional medicine. After its discovery, ''B. rotunda'' has been used as research material in rat studies and microbiological studies.

In [[Thai cuisine|Thai cooking]], fingerroot is called ''krachai'' ({{langx|th|กระชาย}}; {{IPA|th|krà.tɕʰāːj|pron}}) and is an ingredient in dishes such as ''[[kaeng tai pla]]''. It is used in some ''[[kroeung]]'' pastes of [[Cambodian cuisine]] and is known as ''k'cheay'' ({{langx|km|ខ្ជាយ}}). In the west it is usually found [[Pickling|pickled]] or frozen. The rhizomes are commonly used as vegetables in main dishes or eaten raw when young. It is also used to help make fermented soya bean cake, also called [[tempeh]], a traditional Indonesian food. Its roots and rhizomes are cultivated in Indonesia, Indochina, and India in small homes and is also popularly used in flavorful curry dishes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:872224-1#source-KSP|title=Boesenbergia rotunda (L.) Mansf. {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science|website=Plants of the World Online|access-date=2018-10-25}}</ref> Fingerroot is also incorporated into tonic mixtures such as the famous Indonesian tonic ''[[jamu]]''.

It is sometimes confused with ''[[Alpinia officinarum]]'', another plant in the family [[Zingiberaceae]] which is also known as lesser galangal.