Curcumalonga (haridra)
Botanical Name - Curcuma longa Linn. (C. domestica Val.)
Family- SCITAMINAE (ZINZEBERCEAE)
Karma Kapha-vatahara, Lekhana, Visaghna, Varnya
Indications - Prameha, Kusta, Krimi, Kandu, Vrana, Pandu,
Kamala
Morphology
Annual herb; root stock large, ovoid; sessile
tubers thick, cylindrical, bright yellow inside.
Leaves -
long petiole; oblong, narrow at the base.
Flower -
bracts pale green; flowers as long as the bracts, pale green.
Flowers during rainy season.
properties.
Rasa: Tikta, Katu
Guna: Ruksa, Laghu
Virya: Usna
Vipaka: Katu
