Sanskrit Name: हरिद्रा 

Botanical Name:  Curcuma longa Linn.

Family: Zingiberaceae

English Name: Turmeric

Malayalam Name: മഞ്ഞൾ 

Distribution: Cultivated throughout India. Especially South India, and Kerala is considered as a rich producer of turmeric.

Part Used: Rhizome

Properties: Anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, anti-tumour, cholagogue, hepatoprotective, blood-purifier, antioxidant, anti-poisonous, anti-oxidant, antiprotozoal, stomachic, carminative.

Useful in: Skin diseases, venomous bites, Diabetes, Respiratory ailments like asthma, allergy, rhinitis etc, GERD, Diarrhoea, Amoebic dysentery, Cough, Pruritis, wounds etc.