Curcuma Amada
Other Names : Curcuma amada, Mango ginger, Amragandha, Amragandhiharidra, Amragandiharidra, Amragrndhiharidra, Amraharidra, Amrardrakam, Daru, Darvimeda, Karpura,Karpuraharidra, Padmapatra, Surabhidaru, Suranayika, Vanaharidra, Am-haldi, Ama-haldi, Amahaldi, Amhaldi, Kapurahaladi, Amba halad, Amba-haldi, Aamba haldi, Ambahaladi, Amba haldi, Ambahaladi, Ambe haldi, Paandaree hald, Am-ada, Am ada, Amba-halad, Ambahaldi, Amba haldi, Ambe haldi, Huli arishina, Mannayinci, Aiengpui, Mankayyinci, Mankay inci, Arukamlaka, Mamidiallam, Maingi, Mavinci, Curcuma mangga Valeton, khamin-khao
Curcuma amada (mango ginger) is a plant of the ginger family Zingiberaceae and is closely related to turmeric. The rhizomes are very similar to ginger but have a raw mango taste
Special Precautions of Curcuma Amada
Health Benefits and uses of Curcuma Amada are
- Local application of Amahaldi makes the skin soft and reduces itching and dryness.
- Anti-leprotic
- Anti-inflammatory, useful for Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Relieves hiccups
- Digestive
- anti-diabetic activities
- anti oxidant
- Urticaria
- By speeding up metabolism, Amahaldi Powder balances the cholesterol level in the body
- Cancer : Curcuma mangga extracts have shown cytotoxic activities on the human cancer cell lines MCF-7 (a hormone-dependent breast cell line), KB (a nasopharyngeal epidermoid cell line), A549 (a lung cell line), Ca Ski (a cervical cell line), and HT-29 (a colon cell line). The extracts showed no cytotoxicity against the non-cancerous human fibroblast cell line MRC-5
- It is also applied locally on sprains.
References
Malek SN, Lee GS, Hong SL, Yaacob H, Wahab NA, Faizal Weber JF, Shah SA"Phytochemical and cytotoxic investigations of Curcuma mangga rhizomes." Molecules. 2011;16(6):4539-48
