Product Name:  Turmeric P.E 

Latin Name: Curcuma Longa L

Other Name: Turmeric yellow, Diferuloylmethane 

Appearance: Yellow to orange powder.

Specification: Curcumin 95% (HPLC)

Molecular Weight: 368.37

Molecular Formula: C21H20O6

Cas No:458-37-7

Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae,which reaches up to 1 m tall and native to India, South America, China and the East Indies. Highly branched, yellow to orange, cylindrical, aromatic rhizomes are found. Turmeric, a yellow root, imparts color and flavor to food and has been used as a color and/or spice for centuries, that is produced by grinding the rhizomes of the perennial herb, Curcuma longa. the colourings responsible for the bright yellow hue of turmeric are the pigments curcumin, demethoxycurcumin and bisdemethoxycurcumin. Curcumin can be used for boron quantification in the curcumin method. It reacts with boric acid to form a red-color compound, rosocyanine. Curcumin is a bright-yellow color and may be used as a food coloring. As a food additive, its E number is E100.

Curcumin Functions

   (1).  with the function of improving blood circulation and treating amenorrhea;

   (2). with the function of lipid-lowering, anti-inflammatory, choleretic, anti-tumor and anti-oxidation;

   (3). with the function of treating women's dysmenorrhea and amenorrhea. 

Curcumin Applications

   (1). as medicines' raw materials for anti-inflammatory and regulating menstruation, it is mainly used in pharmaceutical field;

   (2). as products for regulating menstruation, it is mainly used in health product industry;

   (3). as pigments, food additives of seasoning, it is mainly used in cosmetic industry.