Zingiber spectabile is a species of true ginger, native to Maritime Southeast Asia.

"Zingiber" is originally from a Sanskrit word that means "shaped like a horn" and refers to the horn-shaped leaves of most species of ginger.

[2] It is prepared for use by pounding the leaves of the plant into a thick paste, and then topically applying it to the required part of the body.

It has also been recorded being used to treat burns, as a treatment for headaches and back pain, and as an agent for food preservation.

[5] Academic research has found that the plant has antimicrobial properties,[7] and significant concentrations of the Zerumbone synthase enzyme, which may be effective in treating colon cancer.