Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Curcuma angustifolia
Scientific Name and Description
Curcuma angustifolia Roxb
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | Jangli haldi,tavakhira, tikar, tikhar, tikhur, tikora |
| Marathi | Dudhal, tavakeera, tavakhira, tavakila, thavakheera, thavakila |
| Bengali | Jangli haldi |
| Tamil | Kattu manjal, ararut, ararut-kizhangu, ararutkilangu, artimavu, cataneciyacceti, katterumai, kattukuvai, koodmdoo, koogaineer, kookai, kua, kukai niru, kukai-k-kilanku, kukaikki, kukaikkilanku, kukainiru, kuva, kuvaik kizangu, kuvaikkilanku, kuvakkilanku, kuvamavu-kizhangu |
| Telugu | Jangli manchhal,ararut-gaddalu, ararutgaddalu, artimaavu, jiguru dumpa, kookai |
| Sanskrit | gavayodbhava, godhumaja, pansarocana, payakshira, pishtika, talakshira, talasambhuta, tandulodbhava, tavakshira, tavakshiri, tavaksira, tavaksiri, tuga, tugaksiri, tuka, vamsi, vanshi, yavaja |
| English | bombay arrowroot, east indian arrowroot |
| Malayalam | koova, kuva, kuva-kizhanna |
| Common Name | arrowroot |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Root tuber
Rhizome
Ethnopharmacology use
Curcuma angustifolia Roxb. Herb Rhizome, tuber Promotes lactation; chronic diseases; fevers; internal body irritations; worms; anaemia; aphrodisiac Children; lactating mothers Malviya et al. 2011, Sharma 2009
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Malviya et al. 2011
Sharma 2009
Flora of Rajasthan Vol.2 Author - B.V.Shetty & V. Singh
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol III Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
Flora of Maharashrta State (Monocotyledons) Author - Ed B D Sharma, S Karthikeyan, N P Singh
The Flora of Orissa Vol III Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Curcuma angustifolia. (2023, August 7). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curcuma_angustifolia