Curcuma (definition)

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Definition: A plant genus of the family ZINGIBERACEAE that contains CURCUMIN and curcuminoids.

X ref TUMERIC: TURMERIC YELLOW see CURCUMIN is also available; coord with specific PLANT STRUCTURES term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATION or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM

Other names zedoarias, Zedoary; zedoarias, Curcuma; zedoaria, Zedoary; zedoaria, Curcuma; longas, Curcuma; longa, Curcuma; Zedoary zedoarias; Turmerics; Tumerics; Curcumas; Curcuma zedoarias; Curcuma longas; Curcuma zedoaria; Curcuma longa; Zedoary zedoaria; Turmeric; Tumeric

Substance	CAS Registry & name	Categories	Source
Haridra Khanda	0	*Plant Preparations Medicine, Ayurvedic Curcuma.	J AOAC Int 2008 Sep-Oct;91(5):1162-8
demethoxycurcumin	24939-17-1	Curcumin/*analogs & derivatives Curcuma.	Yao Hsueh Hsueh Pao 1986;21(5):382
turmeric extract	8024-37-1 oils, curcuma	Plant Extracts Curcuma Condiments Food Coloring Agents Plant Oils. Pharma Action Antioxidants	Poultry Sci 55(5):1077;1976

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