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Curcuma longa

Scientific Name
Curcuma longa
Family Name
Zingiberaceae
Common Names
Turmeric.
Local Names
Halud, haldi. (Bangladesh), Khi min kheun french: safran des inde vietnam: nghê, huy’nh khuongcambodia: ro miet chinese: huang chiang (Laos), Kunyit, temu kunyit, tius (Malaysia), Dilaw (tagalog),kalabaga (bisaya),kunik (ibanag) (Philippines)
Description
Rhizomatous herb, about 1m high. Golden yellow rhizome. Leaves large, entire,lighgreen, 30-40cm long by 8-10cm wide. Inflorescence, cylindrical, curved bracts withtwo or more pale yellow flowers except in the upper part, where the bracts are whiteand green or pink and without flowers. The ovary consists of 3-locules; each loculecontains 2 ovules. The capsules are ellipsoid. Seeds are rare. (Laos)
A herb with branched rhizome, leaf sheaths up to 65cm long, blades oblong-lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, inflorescence terminal on a leafy shoot, labellumsuborbicular to ovate 12-22mm in diameter, white with a yellow median band, otherstaminodes longitudinally folded, creamy white, anther with large spurs. (Malaysia)
A herb with branched rhizome, bright orange inside and outside; leaf sheaths up to65cm long, blades oblong-lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, densely studded withpellucid dots; inflorescence terminal on a leafy shoot; corolla 4.5-5.5cm long, white.(Philippines)
Uses
Skin diseases, bruises, eye disease, cough, cold, fever, asthma, gonorrhea, intestinal,worms, liver, urinary (Bangladesh)
Chest pains, blood circulation, hematemesis, epistaxis, haematuria, menstrualdisorders, coma, fever (China)
Gastritis, liver ailments, jaundice, tonic, internal and external wounds. (Laos)
Stomachic, stimulant, carminative, haematemesis, styptic, haemorrhage, jaundice,liver, menstrual disorders (Malaysia)
Stomachic, stimulant, carminative, haemorrhage, jaundice, liver ailments, itch,wounds, insect bites, skin eruptions, smallpox (Philippines)
Locations Where Plants Is Conserved
Philippines - LBES Medicinal Genebank, ERDB
Remarks
Curcuma longa (GRIN)

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