- Botanical name : Curcuma longa Linn.
- Family : Zingiberaceae
- Malayalam : Manjal
- Tamil : Manchal
- English : Turmeric
- Habit : Tall herb
- Useful part : Rhizome
- Rasa Panchaka
- Rasa : Thikta, katu
- Guna : Laghu, ruksha
- Veerya : Ushna
- Vipaka : Katu
- Karma : Kaphapitta shamaka
- Indications : Prameha,dadru kustha, vatarakta
- Dose : Churna(2-4g), swarasa(10-20ml), kashaya(50-100ml)
- Formulations : Haridra khanda, Rjanyadi Choornam
