Curcuma Longa Essential Oil

Common Name: Curcuma Root

Chinese Name: Yujin

Specific Name: Radix curcumae

Turmeric has a warm, bitter taste and the root of turmeric is also used widely to make medicine. It contains a yellow-colored chemical called curcumin, which is often used to color foods and cosmetics. Curcuma longa is also known for its therapeutic applications such as an antiseptic, anti-inflammatory blood purifying, and wound-healing agent.

Arathi Nair et al, in New Look to Phytomedicine, 2019.