Steinmetz:Curcuma

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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
  • India
  • Indonesia
Part(s) Used
  • Amylum Curcumae
Constituent(s)
  • starch
  • gum
  • fat
  • sugar
Action
  • cooling
  • demulcent
  • nutritive
  • utilized for the preparation of a sort of arrowroot



Curcuma aromatica

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Zingiberaceae
English Names
  • Wild Turmeric
  • Yellow Zedoary
Natural Habitat
  • India
Part(s) Used
  • Radix
Action
  • stimulant
  • tonic
  • carminative
  • aromatic



Curcuma domestica

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Zingiberaceae
English Names
  • Curcuma
Natural Habitat
  • Indonesia
Part(s) Used
  • Rhizoma Curcumae xanthorrhizae javanicae
Constituent(s)
  • essential oil
  • curcumin (colouring matter)
  • bitter principle
  • starch
Action
  • cholagogue
  • dyeing material. It is a specific in liver- and gall diseases



Curcuma longa

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Zingiberaceae
English Names
  • Turmeric
Natural Habitat
  • Southern Asia
  • Southern China
  • India (especially Bengal
  • Madras)
  • Indonesia
Part(s) Used
  • Rhizoma Curcumae longae
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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Curcuma zedoaria

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Zingiberaceae
English Names
  • Zedoary
  • Round Turmeric
Natural Habitat
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Malaya
  • Ceylon
  • Cochin-China
Part(s) Used
  • Rhizoma Zedoariae
  • Oleum Zedoariae
Constituent(s)
  • essential oil
  • resin
  • fat
  • sugar
  • starch
  • acids
  • albuminoids
Action
  • carminative
  • stomachic
  • stimulant
  • aromatic
  • expectorant
  • demulcent
  • diuretic

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