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Cat's Whiskers is a well know medicinal plant that been used by many in this country as tea in relieving the stiffness of the joint and common usage also for relief of arthritic, gout and rheumatism. It's flower really resembles cat's whiskers or Misai Kucing, I never really thought of the plant until I try to google the name of the flowers.... I guess one of these days I'll try to make a tea out of the leaves.

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I have been trying several time to capture this ornamental plant but I guess my simple point and shoot digital camera really reaches it limit. Luckily using digital camera you are limited only by battery charge cycle and not the print so I can shoot as many as I like and don't have to pay a dime for it. Thank goodness again for the technology. This picture is taken using my Nikon Coolpix P1 and hopefully next year I would be able to buy a better camera and I have been eyeing Nikon D80 just the right camera within my budget but it won't be until next year that I could really afford to buy one.

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The Torch Ginger Plant also know as Kantan.

Bunga Kantan or also known as Torch Ginger Flower is a simple flower that became an industry in my village. In the early days Pokok Kantan (Torch Ginger Plant) was simply planted around the house or at the backyard as the buds can be added to enhanced flavour when cooking "Laksa" or "Asam Pedas" a favourite Malaysian dish. But when a retired teacher that came back to the village had an idea to sell the buds commercially in a large volume to wet markets also know as the Pasar Borong in Kuala Lumpur and many other big Malaysian town, also even export some to Singapore and many restaurants here and there, the Bunga Kantan buds industry bloom like the flower itself into a household industry that makes many villagers clear up their land to solely plant the Torch Ginger. It was usually harvested once a week and it reallys really helps elevated the living standard in the village. It really was a profitable activities until flood came and halted the industry.




Now four months has passes by, the industry is being revive since the market for Bunga Kantan has never ceased and everywhere one can see kantan being re-planted. The demand is still high and each bud that formerly could be sold at about 13-18 cent a bud nowadays can be sold at a price higher since there is no surplus like before. Personally I think the industry will be back hustling as before in about a year since it took between 1-2 years that the plant mature to full capacity buds production.


The full bloom flower that when it's really dried and not malformed can produce up to 200 black seeds that be grown into new Torch Ginger plants.

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