Turmeric Root or Curcuma Root,Phytochemicals and Applications.

Origin of Curcuma root.

Curcuma Root Extract INCI Name Curcuma Longa Extract CAS 84775-52-0 EINECS ELINCS No 283-882-1 Turmeric extract Turmeric Rhizome aqueous turmeric extract Alcoholic turmeric extract Curcumin whole extract of turmeric root photo picture image 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.

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

last edit date:8th,Mar.2010.

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Name:Curcuma Root Extract
Serie No:R088.
Specifications:10:1 TLC.
INCI Name:CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT
EINECS/ELINCS No.:283-882-1
CAS:84775-52-0
Chem/IUPAC Name:Curcuma Longa Extract is an extract of the rhizomes of the turmeric, Curcuma longa, Zingiberaceae

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