KJC Medicinal Garden

Kasthuri Arishina
Curcuma aeruginosa


Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Curcuma
Species: C. aeruginosa
Common Names: Pink and blue ginger
Native to Southern India.

Other plants of the same genus with medicinal properties

    Curcuma amada
    Curcuma petiolate
    Curcuma longa
    Cucurma pseudomontana
    Cucurma angustifolia
Morphology:
  • It is rhizomatous herbs, rhizome (5-6 × 9- 10 cm), strongly aromatic.
  • Plant is 70-100 cm tall.
  • Sessile tubers are branched, condensed.
  • Roots are fleshy, many root tubers are present.

Uses in Tradition systems of medicine

  • Traditional folk medicine for the treatment of rheumatic disorders.
  • Externally used to treat skin conditions such as scurvy and itchy skins.
  • Household remedy for anorexia, cough, diabetic wounds and sinusitis.
Nutritional Properties
  • Contains equal amount of monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes.
  • Source of carbohydrate, protein and dietary fibre along with vitamins and minerals,

Suggested Medicinal Properties

  • Anti-microbial
  • Cytotoxicity
  • Antinociceptive
  • Antipyretic
  • Uterine relaxant,
  • Antioxidant
  • Anti-inflammatory.
  • Inhibition of nitric acid production.

Active Phytochemicals

1.methenolone(16.64%)
2.cycloisolongifolene,
3. 8,9-dehydro-9-formyl- (15.93%),
4. labd-13-en-15-oic acid,8,12-epoxy-12-hydroxy-γ-lactone (10.77%),
5.propiolic acid,
6. 3-(1-hydroxy)-2 isopropyl-1,5-methylcyclohexyl) (7.84%),
7. 4-oxo-β-isodamascol (5.17%),
8.velleral (3.11%) and Z-α-farnesene (2.00%).

References

Sanatombi Rajkumari and K. Sanatombi, “Nutritional value, phytochemical composition, and biological activities of edible Curcuma species”. International journal of food properties.vol.20(2017):669-676.doi:10.1080/10942912.2017.1387556.