Cultivated in the alluvial valleys of Lakadong in Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya Lakadong turmeric is said to be 3 times more potent than the regular turmeric.

The entire farming is traditional and no chemical fertilizer or pesticides are used. In fact the black alluvial soil is so fertile that there's no need for fertilizer. As the rains set in, it's only a matter of a month when the seeds start to sprout. As it requires sufficient rainfall, through the monsoon months the Lakadong grows its stems into green, long, and tall sharp leaves. In December, the rhizomes are carefully dug out, cleaned with fresh water and sun dried to produce Lakadong.

It contains an approx. curcumin % of 7 to 12%