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TURMERIC

 

Turmeric

 

Turmeric is a tropical crop cultivated from sea level to 1200 meter MSL. It grows in light black, black clayey loams and red soils in irrigated and rainfed conditions. The crop cannot stand water logging or alkalinity.

   
 

Turmeric Plant Uses

 

Turmeric is used to flavour and to colour foodstuffs. It is a principal ingredient in curry powder. Turmeric oleoresin is used in brine pickles and to some extend in mayonnaise and relish formulations, non-alcoholic beverages, gelatins, butter and cheese etc. The colour curcumin extracted from turmeric is used as a colourant.

Turmeric is also used as a dye in textile industry. It is used in the preparation of medicinal oils, ointments and poultice. It is stomachic, carminative, tonic, blood purifier and an antiseptic. It is used in cosmetics. The aqueous extracts has biopesticidal properties.

   
 

Botanical name

Family name

Commercial part

   
 

Name in International languages

 

Spanish

Curcuma

French

Curcuma

German

Kurkuma Gelbwurzel

Swedish

Gurkmeja

Arabic

Kurkum

Dutch

Geelwortel

Italian

Curcuma

Portuguese

Acafrao-da-India

Russian

Zholty Imbir

Japanese

Ukon

Chinese

Yu.Chin

 

Indian Names

 

Hindi

Haldi

Bengali

Halud, Pitras

Gujarati

Haldhar, Haldi

Kannada

Arishia

Konkani

Halad

Malayalam

Manjal

Marathi

Halede, Halad

Oriya

Haldil

Punjabi

Haldar, Haldhar, Haldi

Sanskrit

Haladi, Harita

Tamil

Manjal

Telugu

Pasupu

Urdu

Haladi