Steinmetz:Curcuma
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Latest revision as of 21:00, 8 June 2009
[edit] Curcuma angustifolia (and other species)
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- English Names
- Curcuma
- Bombay Arrowroot
- Malabar Arrowroot
- East-Indian Arrowroot
- Natural Habitat
- Part(s) Used
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- Constituent(s)
- Action
- cooling
- demulcent
- nutritive
- utilized for the preparation of a sort of arrowroot
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[edit] Curcuma aromatica
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- English Names
- Wild Turmeric
- Yellow Zedoary
- Natural Habitat
- Part(s) Used
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- Action
- stimulant
- tonic
- carminative
- aromatic
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[edit] Curcuma domestica
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- Part(s) Used
- Rhizoma Curcumae xanthorrhizae javanicae
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- Constituent(s)
- essential oil
- curcumin (colouring matter)
- bitter principle
- starch
- Action
- cholagogue
- dyeing material. It is a specific in liver- and gall diseases
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[edit] Curcuma longa
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- Southern Asia
- Southern China
- India (especially Bengal
- Madras)
- Indonesia
- Part(s) Used
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- Constituent(s)
- essential oil
- curcumin (yellow colouring matter)
- gum
- fatty oil
- starch
- bitter principle
- resin
- Action
- stimulant
- tonic
- cholagogue
- aromatic
- carminative
- dyeing material
- used in preparing curry
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[edit] Curcuma zedoaria
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- India
- Indonesia
- Malaya
- Ceylon
- Cochin-China
- Part(s) Used
- Rhizoma Zedoariae
- Oleum Zedoariae
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- Constituent(s)
- essential oil
- resin
- fat
- sugar
- starch
- acids
- albuminoids
- Action
- carminative
- stomachic
- stimulant
- aromatic
- expectorant
- demulcent
- diuretic
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