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Curcuma longa

Turmeric (), or Curcuma longa (), is a flowering plant in the ginger family Zingiberaceae. It is a perennial, rhizomatous, herbaceous plant native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia that requires temperatures between 20 and 30 °C (68 and 86 °F) and high annual rainfall... A kurkuma (Curcuma longa) fűszer- és gyógynövényfaj. Egyéb nevei: kurkumagyökér vagy indiai sáfrány.

Common name Köznév Common turmeric
Köznév Indiai kurkuma, sáfránygökér
FamilyCsalád Zingiberaceae
GenusNemzetség Curcuma

ClassificationBesorolás

Scientific name Tudományos név Curcuma longa
Common name Köznév Common turmeric
Köznév Indiai kurkuma, sáfránygökér
FamilyCsalád Zingiberaceae
GenusNemzetség Curcuma

Common NamesKöznevek

  • Common turmeric
  • Dohâny, pae-dohân
  • Doongany, dohâny

Common NamesKöznevek

  • Indiai kurkuma, sáfránygökér

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AboutLeírás

Turmeric (), or Curcuma longa (), is a flowering plant in the ginger family Zingiberaceae. It is a perennial, rhizomatous, herbaceous plant native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia that requires temperatures between 20 and 30 °C (68 and 86 °F) and high annual rainfall to thrive. Plants are gathered each year for their rhizomes, some for propagation in the following season and some for consumption or dyeing. The rhizomes can be used fresh, but they are often boiled in water and dried, after which they are ground into a deep orange-yellow shelf-stable spice powder commonly used as a coloring and flavoring agent in many Asian cuisines, especially for curries (curry powder). Turmeric powder has a warm, bitter, black pepper-like flavor and earthy, mustard-like aroma. Although long used in Ayurvedic medicine, there is no high-quality clinical evidence that consuming turmeric or the principal turmeric constituent, curcumin, is effective for treating any disease. Curcumin, a bright yellow chemical produced by the turmeric plant, is approved as a food additive by the World Health Organization, European Union, and United States Food and Drug Administration. Turmeric and its extract curcumin are generally safe but have recently been linked, especially in high-bioavailability forms, to rare cases of immune-mediated acute liver injury that typically resolve after stopping use, though severe outcomes can occur if use continues.

A kurkuma (Curcuma longa) fűszer- és gyógynövényfaj. Egyéb nevei: kurkumagyökér vagy indiai sáfrány.

Native DistributionTermészetes elterjedés

Australia Chinese Taipei India Ausztrália Kínai Tajpej India

Data confidenceAdat megbízhatóság: low

SynonymsSzinonimák

  • Amomum curcuma Jacq.
  • Amomum curcuma Murray
  • Curcuma brog Valeton