Turmeric, Variety/Quality : A Grade

Turmeric is used to flavour and to colour foodstuffs. It is a principal ingredient in curry powder. Turmeric oleoresin is used in brine pickles and to some extent in mayonnaise and relish formulations, non-alcoholic beverages, gelatins, butter and cheese etc. The colour curcumin extracted from turmeric is used as a colourant. Turmeric is also used as a dye in textile industry. It is used in the preparation of medicinal oils, ointments and poultice. It is stomachic, carminative, tonic, blood purifier and an antiseptic. It is used in cosmetics. The aqueous extracts has biopesticidal properties.
Spanish : curcuma french : curcuma german : kurkuma gelbwurzel swedish : gurkmeja arabic : kurkum dutch : geelwortel italian : curcuma portuguese : acafrao-da-india russian : zholty imbir japanese : ukon chinese : yu.chin
hindi : haldi bengali : halud, pitras gujarati : haldhar, haldi kannada : arishia konkani : halad malayalam : manjal marathi : halede, halad oriya : haldil punjabi : haldar, haldhar, haldi sanskrit : haladi, harita tamil : manjal telugu : pasupu urdu : haladi