KNOW YOUR NATURAL SPICES!
The list of natural spices are inexhaustible! Today, we will be looking at quite a number๐๐พ
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1. Turmeric (๐ก the bright yellow-orange spice) also goes by several other names, depending on language, region, or form. Here are the most common ones:
๐ฟ 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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๐ Names in Other Languages
Hindi/Urdu: Haldi
Arabic: Kurkum (ูุฑูู )
Swahili: Manjano
French: Curcuma
Spanish: Cรบrcuma
Chinese: Jiang huang (ๅง้ป)
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๐ณ๐ฌ 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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