| BINOMIAL NAME |
Curcuma longa |
| COMMON NAME |
Turmeric
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| FAMILY |
Zingiberaceae |
| TAMILNAME |
மஞசள் |
| HABIT |
Perennial herbaceous plant
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| MORPHOLOGY |
Turmeric plants reach about 1 metre in height and bear long simple leaves with long petioles. The leaves emerge from the branching rhizomes that lie just below the soil surface. Older rhizomes are somewhat scaly and brown in color, while young rhizomes are pale yellow to brown- orange. |
| MEDICINAL PROPERTIES |
ul {margin: 0;}- Turmeric contains curcumin, has powerful anti-inflammatory properties.
- Curcumin can suppress many molecules known to play major roles in inflammation.
- It neutralizes free radicals and stimulates antioxidants.
- Curcumin boosts levels of the brain hormone that fights various degenerative processes in brain.
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| SOURCE |
1) https://www.easytogrowbulbs.com/
2) https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/top-10-evidence-based-health-benefits-of-turmeric#TOC_TITLE_HDR_7
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