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| Planta de la India oriental familia del jengibre; se usa como especia y como colorante de los alimentos. En algunas culturas, se usan los tallos subterráneos para tratar ciertos problemas del estómago. La sustancia del azafrán de la India que da un color amarillo (curcumina) está en estudio para el tratamiento de cáncer, la enfermedad de Alzheimer, la fibrosis quística y la psoriasis. El nombre científico es Curcuma longa. También se llama comino y jiang huang. |
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