Details of Plants:Curcuma longa

Plant details

Family: Zingiberaceae
Phytochemicals

Atlantone
Bisdemethoxycurcumin
Curcumin
Demethoxycurcumin
Resin
Sugar
Turmerone
NE-statewise availability

Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Vernacular Name

Arunachal Pradesh: Halodi
Assam: Chyrmi
Ailments cured

Dyspepsia
Muscle cramp
Plant parts used and methods

Rhizome: Paste applied topically
Plant References

Tangjanga. S; et al. An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants in the Eastern Himalayan zone of Arunachal Pradesh; India; Journal of Ethnopharmacology 134; 18–25; 2011.

Sajem. A. L; Gosai. K; Traditional use of medicinal plants by the Jaintia tribes in North Cachar Hills district of Assam, northeast India, Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2:33, 2006.

Phytochemical References

Rajkumari, S; Sanatombi, K; Nutritional value, phytochemical composition, and biological activities of edible Curcuma species: A review. International journal of food properties 20.sup3: S2668-S2687, 2017.