Curcuma

Botanical:

Curcuma longa

Hindi / Sanskrit name:

Haridra - हरिद्रा

German trivial name

Kurkuma

English trivial name

Turmeric

Description

Perennial / persistent herbs with densely fleshy, branched rhizomes with basal leaves that can grow to approx. 1 m high. The inflorescences in the form of a compound, dense cone-like spike are yellow, but there are also ornamental varieties with purple or crimson flowers.

Dosha

Reduces Pitta, Kapha and Vata