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Ethnobotanical Plant Curcuma angustifolia

Common Name
Kurkuma

Activities

Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Demulcent Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diarrhea India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Fever India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Gravel India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Refrigerant Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.