Erode is well known for its turmeric, as it has 90 per cent curcumin content, which is preferred by other countries. Every year, Erode produces 6 lakh tonnes of turmeric and erode exporting 60 per cent of them.

Dried Turmeric Finger, Bulbs and Powder

Turmeric is a very important spice in India and finds extensive use in Indian cuisine.Besides food flavouring, Turmeric is a powerful medicine that has long been used in the Chinese and Indian systems of medicine as an anti-inflammatory agent to treat a wide variety of conditions. Turmeric is believed to ward off alzheimers disease, prevent cancer, reduce the risk of heart attacks, combat inflammatory diseases and fight cold and flus.

In India it is known by different names in different languages such as Manjal in Tamil and Malayalam, Arishina in Kannada, Pasupu in Telugu, Haladi in Sanskrit and Haldi in Hindi and many other North Indian languages Curcuma longa Assamese: হালধি, Halodhi • Bengali: হলুদ Halud • Gujarati: હળદર Haldar • Hindi: हल्दी Haldi

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