Turmeric Finger

Turmeric is the boiled, dried, cleaned and polished rhizomes of Curcuma longa. The plant is a herbaceous perennial, 60-90 cm high, with a short stem and tufted leaf. There are 7 to 12 leaves, the leaf sheaths forms the pseudo stem. The lamina is green above and pale green below and has a length of 30-40 cm and width 8-12 cm. Inflorescence is a central spike of 10-15 cm length. 1-4 flowers are born in axil of the bract opening one at a time. About 30 flowers are produced in a spike. Seeds are produced in capsules and there will be one to numerous sunken capsules in an inflorescence. Turmeric Export We Export Turmeric, offering an high and pristine quality Turmeric to our clients that is extensively used in various cuisines. The chilly provided by us is extremely rich in taste and make the dish more impressive. We assure that chilly is processed in compliance with international quality standards. Uses of Turmeric Turmeric is used to flavour and to colour foodstuffs. It is a principal ingredient in curry powder. Turmeric oleoresin is used in brine pickles and to some extent in mayonnaise and relish formulations, non-alcoholic beverages, gelatins, butter and cheese etc. The colour curcumin extracted from turmeric is used as a colourant. Turmeric is also used as a dye in textile industry. It is used in the preparation of medicinal oils, ointments and poultice. It is stomachic, carminative, tonic, blood purifier and an antiseptic. It is used in cosmetics. The aqueous extracts has biopesticidal properties. Names of Turmeric in Indian Languages Hindi : Haldi Bengali: Halud, Pitras Gujarati: Haldhar, Haldi Kannada: Arishia Konkani: Halad Malayalam: Manjal Marathi: Halede, Halad Oriya: Haldil Punjabi: Haldar, Haldhar, Haldi Sanskrit: Haladi, Harita Tamil: Manjal Telugu: Pasupu Urdu: Haladi