Curcuma aromatica, Kasthurimanjal, Wild turmeric, കസ്തൂരിമഞ്ഞള്‍

Family: Zingiberaceae
Vernacular names: Kasthurimanjal, കസ്തൂരിമഞ്ഞള്‍ (Malayalam), Wild turmeric (English), Aranyaharidra (Sanskrit), Kasturimanjal (Tamil)
Distribution: India, Sri Lanka and China
Description: Aromatic herbs; rhizome cream coloured. Leaves elliptic, acute at either ends; ligule membranous, obtuse. Spike 15-17 x 7 cm; crown purplish blue; bracts orbicular or obovate, yellowish green, tomentose. Flowers brownish-yellow; calyx lobes obtuse, corolla glabrous, brownish.
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Cultivated as well as growing wild in degraded forests and plantations
Flowering & Fruiting: May-June

Parts used: Rhizomes
Properties & Uses: It is used for bruises, corn, sprains and is a well-known for enhancing complexion. Paste of rhizome with milk is used for dysentery and gastric ailments. Aqueous extracts of rhizomes are used for curing indigestion, rheumatism and dysentery. Apart from rhizomes, leaves are also used for healing wounds and fractured bones.
Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk,
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