| A native to India and other parts of Southeast Asia | | | | Botanically known as Curcuma longa, derived from |
| especially Indonesia, turmeric is integral to Asian | | | | the Arabic name for kurkum plant, known as saffron, |
| cooking. A member of the rhizome family, besides | | | | turmeric is often confused and substituted with the |
| imparting a yellow colour and a characteristic flavour | | | | same. Totally unrelated to saffron, a member of |
| to food, it has a long history of use in India | | | | ginger family, the root of the turmeric plant in its |
| Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine.Health Benefits of | | | | dried form is used as spice. |
| Turmeric | | | | |