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turmeric

Perennial plant belonging to the ginger family, native to India and the East Indies; also the ground powder from its tuberous rhizomes (underground stems), used in curries to give a yellow colour and as a dyestuff. (Curcuma longa, family Zingiberaceae.)

In India it is traditionally applied in the form of a paste of powder to aid healing of cuts and grazes.
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