Organism

Curcuma longa

A plant genus of the family zingiberaceae that contains curcumin and curcuminoids.

Definition from MeSH (D030024), National Library of Medicine, read 2026-09-23. NLM revises MeSH; this copy may not reflect its current record.

Turmeric, the plant. Curcumin, its best-studied constituent, has its own compound page, and trials of standardised curcumin are listed there rather than here.

NCBITaxon:136217NCBI Taxonomy

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