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Curcuma longa - Haridra

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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

Dried Folaige, Whole herb.

Chemical Composition

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

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Agrimony


Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

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

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

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.

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