Manjal - Curcuma longa
Properties of Manjal
| Botanical name | Curcuma longa Linn. |
| Family | Zingiberaceae |
| Sanskrit Synonyms | Haridra, Varavarnini |
| Ayurvedic Medicinal Properties | |
|---|---|
| Rasa | Tikta, Katu |
| Guna | Guru, Snigdha |
| Virya | Ushna |
| Name of the herb in other languages | |
| English | Turmeric |
| Hindi | Haldi, Halda |
| Malayalam | Manjal, Pachamanjal, Varattumanjal |
Description of the Plant
A perennial herb grows up to 60 cm in height with underground stem. Leaves simple, large, with long petiole, oblong – lanceolate and acute. Flowers pale yellow in long spikes. Underground rhizomes cylindrical, ovoid, orange colored when cut and much branched.
Medicinal Properties of the Plant as per Ayurveda
Plant pacifies vitiated kapha, pitta, skin diseases, ulcers, wounds, inflammations, pruritus, allergy, tumor, cough, asthma malignancy, tumors and hemorrhoids.
Useful parts of the herb
Rhizome
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