KNOW YOUR NATURAL SPICES!

    



The list of natural spices are inexhaustible! Today, we will be looking at quite a number๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿพ

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1. Turmeric (๐ŸŸก the bright yellow-orange spice) also goes by several other names, depending on language, region, or form. Here are the most common ones:


๐ŸŒฟ Scientific and English Names


Scientific name: Curcuma longa


Other English names:


Indian saffron (because of its color)


Golden spice or golden root


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๐ŸŒ Names in Other Languages


Hindi/Urdu: Haldi


Arabic: Kurkum (ูƒุฑูƒู…)


Swahili: Manjano


French: Curcuma


Spanish: Cรบrcuma


Chinese: Jiang huang (ๅงœ้ป„)




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๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Nigerian Local Names


Yoruba: Atale pupa (literally “red/bright ginger”)


Hausa: Gangamau or Kurkum


Igbo: Often called Tumeric (same as English) or Okpowo odo in some dialects.


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Turmeric is closely related to ginger, and they’re both rhizomes. It’s widely used for:


Cooking (gives curry its golden color)


Herbal medicine (anti-inflammatory, antioxidant)


Skin care and wound healing

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