Curcuma pseudomontana medicinal uses

In this article we will discuss about the curcuma pseudomontana:- common name, scientific name, medicinal uses and photos.

Common name

• English names: Hill Turmeric
• Tamil name: Kattu manjal
• Hindi name: Kachura

Scientific name

• Name: Curcuma pseudomontana J.Graham
• Family: Zingiberaceae (Ginger family)
• Synonyms: Curcuma grahamiana, Curcuma ranadei

Curcuma pseudomontana medicinal uses

• The roots are boiled and eaten for leprosy, dysentery, cardiac bugs and general debility.
• The Savara tribes use tuber extracts to cure jaundice.
• The slightly warmed tuber paste used to treat swollen body parts.
• Women of the Jatapu and Savara tribes eat boiled tubers to increase lactation.
• The Khand tribes apply tuber paste to their heads for a cooling effect.
• The Kukus Mukus eat fresh tubers of the plant to purify the blood.

Other uses:-

• Tubers of hill turmeric are boiled and eaten as a source of starch in times of famine.
• The oblong-lancelike leaves are used as dinner plates.