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
Turmeric inflorescence
Curcuma longa roots
Botanical view of Curcuma longa
Curcuma domestica Valeton, a drawing by A. Bernecker around 1860
Curcuma is a genus of plants in the ginger family Zingiberaceae that contains such species as turmeric and Siam tulip. They are native to Southeast Asia, southern China, the Indian Subcontinent, New G
Turmeric
…immune-mediated acute liver injury that typically resolve after stopping use, though severe outcomes can occur if use continues. The greatest diversity of Curcuma species by number alone is in India, at around 40 to 45 species. Thailand has a comparable 30 to 40 species. Other countries in tropical Asia also have…