Botanical name: curcuma longa , english name: Turmeric finger , origin: india, indian name: haldi, family name: zingiberaceae, other name: curcuma, kunyit, pasupu It has a warm, peppery and bitter flavor and a mild fragrance slightly reminiscent of orange and ginger.It is one of the paramount spices which find sits extensive way in south asian cuisine. It germinateswild in the forests of south and southeast asia.Indian traditional medicine, has strongly recommended turmeric for disease treatment. In chinese system of medicine also, it is eminentas an anti-inflammatory agent to treat a wide variety of diseased conditions. Uses of tunmeric fingers Turmeric is occasionally used as an agent to impart a bountiful, custard-like yellow color. It is used in canned beverages and baked products, dairy products, ice cream, yogurt; yellow cakes, orange juice, biscuits; popcorn color, gelatins, and used commercially in curry powders. Medicinal properties Turmeric is believed to have a splendid impacton alzheimer, prevent cancer, and prune the risk of heart attacks, combat inflammatory diseases, cold and flus. A bright yellow color turmeric is a powerful medicine to treat a wide variety like, bloody urine, hemorrhage, toothache, bruises, flatulence, jaundice, menstrual difficulties chest pain and colic. Harvesting priod December to march