Tumeric is a member of the ginger family (
Zingiberaceae).
Turmeric (Curcuma longa, belonging to the
Zingiberaceae family), an extensively cultivated perennial herb in Southeast Asia, has long been used as a part of food due to its multiple health benefits (Chan et al., 2009).
aurantium, while botanical extracts of remaining plants belonging to Amaryllidaceae and
Zingiberaceae families (i.e.
Habitat: An herbaceous perennial closely related to ginger and a member of the family
Zingiberaceae. It grows to about one metre in tropical monsoon regions, has large lily-like leaves, similar to canna, which enclose small yellow flowers with pink bracts.
Turmeric (Curcuma longa,
Zingiberaceae) experienced the strongest mainstream sales growth in this channel, with a 46.7% increase in sales from 2016.
Curcuma a is a genus, a biological source of curcuminoids in the family
Zingiberaceae. Curcuma longa (turmeric) is a yellow-colored plant with tuberous roots of the
Zingiberaceae family.
Asteraceae 7 Fabaceae 6 Rubiaceae 3
Zingiberaceae 3 Anacardiaceae 2 Geraniaceae 2 Loganiaceae 2 Melastomataceae 2 Rosaceae 2 Scrophulariaceae 2 Adoxaceae 1 Nota: Tabla hecha de grafico de barras.
In addition, plants from the
Zingiberaceae, Lamiaceae, Annonaceae, and Fabaceae families have been studied extensively for the anti-inflammatory activity.
Family FIV Acanthaceae 11.35 Amaryllidaceae 0.22 Apiaceae 23.58 Asclepiadaceae 0.22 Asphodelaceae 0.44 Bignoniaceae 0.87 Clusiaceae 0.44 Combretaceae 0.44 Crassulaceae 0.22 Cyperaceae 0.44 Euphorbiaceae 1.31 Fabaceae 3.49 Lamiaceae 0.44 Lauraceae 0.65 Loganiaceae 0.44 Malvaceae 0.87 Meliaceae 0.44 Menispermaceae 13.53 Molluginaceae 0.22 Moringaceae 0.87 Piperaceae 1.31 Poaceae 0.44 Rutaceae 13.32 Sapindaceae 0.22 Sapotaceae 0.87 Solanaceae 10.92 Verbenaceae 3.49
Zingiberaceae 12.23 Table 3: Medicinal plant species used in Gampaha District to treat inflammatory conditions.
The LHNP is lowland dipterocarp forest covered with clayey or sandy soils and, according to their report, most of the
Zingiberaceae species found in LHNP were from the genus Amomum and Etlingera.
Zingiberaceae - a family of tropical monocotyledonous plants of order Musales