| Synonym : | Curcuma wenyujin Y.H.Chen & C.Ling
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| Bangla Name : | Ban Halud, Jangli Haldi. |
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| English Name : | Wild Turmeric, Yellow Zedoary, Cochin Turmeric. |
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| Family : | Zingiberaceae |
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| Disease : | Tonic, carminative, appetizer, anthelmintic, bruises, sprains and small-pox. |
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| Description : | A leafy rhizomatous herb, rhizome aromatic, deep yellow inside. Leaves 38-60 cm long, oblong-elliptic or oblong-lanceolate. Flowers in radical or terminal compact spikes, 15-30 cm long, flowers shorter than the bracts, lobes pale rose-coloured. Coma bracts long tinged with red or pink. |
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| Distribution : | Chittagong and Chittagong Hill Tracts. |
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| Chemical Constituents : | Rhizome yields essential oil, containing curdione and curcumol, colouring matter, cucurmin, resin, mucilage, albumionoids, starch, gum and sugar (Ghani, 2003). |
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| Uses : | It resembles similarity in use to that of Curcuma longa. Rhizome is tonic, carminative, appetizer, anthelmintic and blood purifier, externally applied to bruises and sprains and to promote eruptions of small-pox. Rhizome paste with benzoin is applied to f |
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| Habit : | Herb |
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