Turmeric Root or Curcuma Root,Phytochemicals and Applications.

Contents

• Basic Botanical Data and Identification of Turmeric Root.Curcuma Root.
• Description of Turmeric Root.Curcuma Root.
• Origin of Curcuma root.
• Curcuma Root Appearance and characters.
• Powdered plant material of Curcuma Root.
• Chemical assays and Phytochemicals of Turmeric Root.Curcuma Root.
• Medicinal uses of Turmeric Root.Curcuma Root.
• Experimental pharmacology of Turmeric Root.Curcuma Root.
• Functions of Turmeric Root.Curcuma Root.
• Curcuma Root Suggestions and Administrations.
• Literature from Chinese historical sources:Curcuma Root.
• Modern Researches of Turmeric Root.Curcuma Root.
• Curcuma longa Common Application.
• Dose escalation of a curcuminoid formulation.
• Effect of Curcuma longa and Ocimum sanctum on myocardial apoptosis in experimentally induced myocardial ischemic-reperfusion injury.
• Quality control including chromatographic fingerprint profiling.
• Research Update:Curcumae Longae.Curcuma longa.

Origin of Curcuma root.:

The root-tuber of Curcuma aromatica Salisb. (aromatic turmeric), Curcuma longa L. (common turmeric), Curcuma kwangsiensis S. G. Lee et C. F. Liang (Kwangsi turmeric) or Curcuma zedoaria (Berg.) Rosc. (zedoary turmeric), a perennial plant, of the family Zingiberaceae.

 Curcuma grows on forest margins, in clearings, or on riverbanks and is adapted to withstand drought. It loses its leafy parts and survives the dry season as underground rhizomes. Some Curcuma species also produce tuberous roots, which act as an additional store of food and water.

 Fruits ripen below ground. The leafy shoots may be three to five metres tall, so that the leaves are high in the air. Curcuma has brightly coloured flowers and slender flower tubes full of nectar.They are pollinated by butterflies. Flowers are short-lived, often lasting only a few hours.

 In China, curcuma is mainly produced in the provinces Zhejiang, Sichuan, etc. Harvested after the stem leaves wither in winter, the root-tuber is picked up, fine roots removed from it, then is steamed or boiled until the core shows, dried, sliced or mashed for use when raw or after being parched with alum water.

Reference:

• 1.Turmeric Root or Curcuma Root,Phytochemicals and Applications.

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♣ last edit date:18th,Oct.2010.