 Curcuma angustifolia Roxb. |
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Zingiberaceae.
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- Local Name:
- Jangli Haldi.
- Synonym:
- Habit and Habitat:
- A rhizomatous, annual herb, up to1 m tall, found in sub-tropical zone.
- Taxonomic Features:
- Leaves simple, lanceolate, dark green with parallel venation. Inflorescence a spike, borne on separate shoot. Flower yellow, coma bracts pink. Fruit red. Seed black.
- Flowering and Fruiting:
- June-August.
- Harvesting Time:
- June-October.
- Medicinal Value:
- Locally powder of rhizome is used as carminative and anti-inflammatory.
- Part Used:
- Rhizome.
- Occurrence:
- Common.
- Future Perspective:
- Collection, Drying, Packing, Herbal Pharmacy.
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