Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae which is native to tropical South Asia. In several Asian nations, it is also known as kunyit (Indonesian and Malay), haldi, or pasupu. Turmeric has a mild aroma that is a little suggestive of ginger and orange and imparts a spicy, warm, and bitter flavour.
Turmeric is considered as a powerful medicine to treat a wide variety of conditions. Consumption of turmeric is also linked to improved brain function. It helps lower the risk of brain diseases. Other than heart, turmeric also helps in lowering the risk of heart diseases. Further, it aids in treating health conditions such as flatulence, jaundice, menstrual difficulties, bloody urine, hemorrhage, toothache, bruises, chest pain and colic.
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| PARAMETERS | VALUE |
| Product details | Turmeric Finger |
| Grade | Good |
| Flexibility | Hard |
| Broken pieces, (fingers< 5 % | Â |
| Foreign matter | < 1 % |
| Defectives | < 3 % |
| Percentage of bulbs by weight | < 4 % |
| Starch content, max, w/w | 60 % |
| Curcumin content | 4 – 5 % |
Heath Benefits:Â Turmeric (Curcuma longa), the bright yellow of the spice rainbow, is a powerful medicine that has long been used in the Chinese and Indian systems of medicine as an anti-inflammatory agent to treat a wide variety of conditions, including flatulence, jaundice, menstrual difficulties, bloody urine, hemorrhage, toothache, bruises, chest pain, and colic.
