Cytwar

(lat. Kaempferia) – known as aromatic ginger, galangal, sand ginger, or peacock ginger; native to most parts of Poland. With the aroma similar to camphor, it has toxic properties and in folk medicine was used as a remedy for pinworms or as compresses for rheumatic pain.

Source: AP Bydgoszcz, Komierowscy, ref. no. 119, p. 290v., Sekreta różne…

See also: B. Popiołek, Między kuchnią i spiżarnią. Magnackie regestry wydatków kuchennych w osiemnastowiecznej Rzeczypospolitej, Warszawa 2025.