Turmeric

Turmeric
Curcuma longa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Zingiberaceae
Genus:	Curcuma
Species:	C. longa
Binomial name
Curcuma longa Linnaeus[1]

Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is a spice, widely used in Asian cooking. It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant, in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae.^[2]

1. ↑ "U.S. National Plant Germplasm System". npgsweb.ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
2. ↑ Chan, E.W.C.; Lim, Y; Wong, S; Lim, K; Tan, S; Lianto, F; Yong, M (2009). "Effects of different drying methods on the antioxidant properties of leaves and tea of ginger species". Food Chemistry. 113 (1): 166–172. doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.07.090.