| turmeric |
1. Curcuma longa. 2. the rhizome of C. longa, which contains curcumin, an orange-yellow coloring principle, and several aromatic principles that give it a pepper-like and bitter taste; used as a coloring agent, chemical indicator, and condiment (as curry powder). Medicinally it is used for the treatment of dyspepsia and anorexia, and it has a wide variety of uses in traditional Chinese medicine, ayurveda, and folk medicine
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| turmeric p. |
paper dyed yellow with turmeric; alkalis turn it brown.
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