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Turmeric, Haladi, Curcuma longa

Turmeric is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family Zingiberaceae. It is native to southern Asia, requiring temperatures between 20 and 30 °C and a considerable amount of annual rainfall to thrive.

Uses

Psoriasis, Warts, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Ulcerative colitis, Pain-relieving, Arthritis.

Parts Used

rizhomes.

Chemical Composition

The rhizomes contain curcuminoids, curcumin, cyclocurcumin, bisdemethoxycurcumin^[1]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Arishina, Arisina
Hindi	Haldi
Malayalam	Manjal
Tamil	Manjal
Telugu	Haridra
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Haridra
English	Turmeric

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	alternate	The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual	2-4cm long	yellow, pink or orange	5	Flowering may occur early in the growing season

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
simple	7–10 mm	fruiting time is June and July		many	{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

While preparing the nursery for turmeric production, at the same time we cultivate a green manure crop (Daincha) inthe main field^[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical regions, Southeast Asia, southern Australia.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links

[chemical_composition-1] "Chemical constituents"

[Leaf-2] "Curcuma Morphology"

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-3] "CULTIVATION PRACTICES "

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 ==Uses==
-{{Uses|psoriasis}}, {{Uses|warts}}, {{Uses|Alzheimer’s disease}}, {{Uses|Parkinson’s disease}}, {{Uses|ulcerative colitis}}, {{Uses|pain-relieving}}, {{Uses|arthritis}}.
+{{Uses|Psoriasis}}, {{Uses|Warts}}, {{Uses|Alzheimer’s disease}}, {{Uses|Parkinson’s disease}}, {{Uses|Ulcerative colitis}}, {{Uses|Pain-relieving}}, {{Uses|Arthritis}}.
 ==Parts Used==