Details of Plants:Curcuma domestica

Plant details

Family: Zingiberaceae
Phytochemicals

Curcumadiol
Curcumanolide-A
Curcumanolide-B
Sodium-Curcumate
NE-statewise availability

Meghalaya
Vernacular Name

Meghalaya: Shynrai stem
Ailments cured

Bone fracture
Skin diseases
Plant parts used and methods

Rhizome: Paste applied topically
Plant References

Kayang. H; et al. Medicinal Plants of Khasi Hills of Meghalaya, India, Bioprospecting & Ethnopharmacology, 1, 75-80, 2005.

Phytochemical References

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 1992-2016. Dr. Dukes Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. Home Page, http://phytochem.nal.usda.gov/ http://dx.doi.org/10.15482/USDA.ADC/1239279