Curcuma amada Amra Haridra Amba haldi

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Curcuma amada

Scientific Name and Description

Curcuma amada Roxb

Herb Family

Zingiberaceae

Plant type

Herb

Plant Synonyms

Curcuma mangga Valeton & van Zijp

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Hindi	Kachur,am-haldi, ama-haldi, amahaldi, amba halad, amba-haldi, amhaldi, kapurahaladi
Marathi	Kachar, ambahaladi, ambe haldi, paandaree hald
Bengali	Amada
Tamil	Manga ingever,arukamlaka, kuva3, maingi, mamidiallam, mankay inci, mankayinci, mankayyinci, mavinci
Telugu	Manga,arukamlaka-choram, arukanla kachoram, maamidiallam, mamidi allamu, mamidi-allam, mamidiallam, shadgrandika
Sanskrit	Gandha kasura,amragandha, amragandhiharidra, amragandiharidra, amragrndhiharidra, amraharidra, amrardrakam, daru, darvimeda, karpura, karpuraharidra, padmapatra, surabhidaru, suranayika, vanaharidra
Kannada	amba haldi, amba-halad, ambahaldi, ambe haldi, huli arishina, karpoora arisina, maavu shunti
English	mango ginger
Malayalam	mannayinci
Urdu	aamba haldi, amba haldi, ambahaladi
common name	mango ginger

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Unani

Siddha

Folk

Herb usable parts

Root tuber

Rhizome

Flowers

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Curcuma amada Roxb. Herb Tuber, flower, rhizome Indigestion; anti-inflammatory; antioxidant; anti-mutagenic; anti-cancer; insecticidal; wormicidal; diuretic; hemostatic; headache General Bhardwaj et al. 2011, Dhal et al. 2011