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  1. ... congested. Turmeric (tur'-mer-ik) [turmerica,turmeric]. The Curcuma longa, a plant of the Zingibera- cese. Its rhizome contains a yellow coloring matter, curcumin, C14Hu04. Its solution in alcohol is turned reddish- ...
  2. ... i. 646 ammoniatum, i. 651 Cupulilerae, ii. 197 Curcuma angustifolia, ii. 156 leucorrhiz.i, ii. 156 longa, ii. 154 rotunda, ii. 154 rubescens, ii. 156 zedoaria, ii. 166 zerumbet, ii. 166 Curcumin, ii. 155 Curry powder and paste, ii. 155 ...
  3. ... O. Unter- suchungen iiber Resorption und Ausscheidung des Curcumins. Munch, med. Wschr., 1934, 81: 1611.—Kalk. H., & Nissen, K. Lnteisuchungen uber die wirksamen Stoffe der Curcuma (Temoelavac) und ihren Einfluss auf die Funktion der ...
  4. ... are very fugitive. Turmeric is the root of Curcuma longa, a plant which is cultivated in Southern Asia. It contains curcumin, C10H10O3, which is insoluble in cold water and ...
  5. ... a motor depressant, v. 28 Curarin, ii. 348 Curcuma, ii. 349* aromatica, viii. 74 longa, iii. 330 zedoaria, iii. 330 ; viii. 74 Curcumin, ii. 349 Curds in milk, prevention of, viii. ...
  6. ... Tourmalin. TURMERIC. Chem. Tech. The root of the Curcuma longa and rotunda, much used as a dye- stuff. It contains lignin, starch, gum, an odo- rant, acrid, volatile oil, a brown coloring mat- ter, and— Curcumin. The yellow coloring principle, extracted by alcohol and ...
  7. ... which yields the aromatic rhizome called Zerumbet root. CURCUMA PAPER. Paper stained with a decoction of turmeric, and em- ployed by chemists as a test of free alkali, by the action of which it receives a brown stain. CURCUMIN. The colouring matter of turmeric, obtained in a ...
  8. ... which yields the aromatic rhizome called Zerumbet root. CURCUMA PAPER. Paper stained with a decoction of turmeric, and em- ployed by chemists as a test of free alkali, by the action of which it receives a brown stain. CURCUMIN. The colouring matter of turmeric, obtained in a ...
  9. ... C. lon'ga, turmeric root-the rhizome of Curcuma longa. Cur- cuma is brought from ... rotunda. Curcumin, kur'ku-min. CuHnOi. Yellow coloring matter of ...
  10. ... frequently cylindri- cal, gray ; internally orange-yellow, horny. Curcuma. Aromatic and bitter, flattish-cylindrical, on the lower ... xxx), in powder or tincture. ZEDOARIA.—Zedoary. Origin.—Curcuma Zedoaria, Roscoe. Natural order, Sci- taminese, Zingiberese. Habitat.— ...
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