KNOW YOUR NATURAL SPICES!

    

The list of natural spices are inexhaustible! Today, we will be looking at quite a number👇🏾

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

🌿 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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🌍 Names in Other Languages

Hindi/Urdu: Haldi

Arabic: Kurkum (كركم)

Swahili: Manjano

French: Curcuma

Spanish: Cúrcuma

Chinese: Jiang huang (姜黄)

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🇳🇬 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