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Descriptor English: Curcuma
Descriptor Spanish: Curcuma
Descriptor Curcuma
Entry term(s) Curcuma longa
Scope note: Género de plantas de la familia ZINGIBERACEAE que contiene CURCUMINA y curcuminoides.
Descriptor Portuguese: Curcuma
Descriptor French: Curcuma
Entry term(s): Curcuma longa
Curcuma longas
Curcuma zedoaria
Curcuma zedoarias
Curcumas
Tumeric
Tumerics
Turmeric
Turmerics
Zedoary zedoaria
Zedoary zedoarias
longa, Curcuma
zedoaria, Curcuma
zedoaria, Zedoary
Tree number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.618.937.900.166
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D030024
Scope note: A plant genus of the family ZINGIBERACEAE that contains CURCUMIN and curcuminoids.
Annotation: entry term TUMERIC: TURMERIC YELLOW see CURCUMIN is also available
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PO poisoning
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
TO toxicity
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 2002
History Note: 2002
DeCS ID: 35974
Unique ID: D030024
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Date Established: 2002/01/01
Date of Entry: 2001/07/25
Revision Date: 2017/07/12
Curcuma - Preferred
Concept UI M0385661
Scope note A plant genus of the family ZINGIBERACEAE that contains CURCUMIN and curcuminoids.
Preferred term Curcuma
Entry term(s) Curcumas
Tumeric - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0388826
Preferred term Tumeric
Entry term(s) Tumerics
Turmeric
Turmerics
Curcuma zedoaria - Narrower
Concept UI M0418985
Preferred term Curcuma zedoaria
Entry term(s) Curcuma zedoarias
Zedoary zedoaria
Zedoary zedoarias
zedoaria, Curcuma
zedoaria, Zedoary
Curcuma longa - Narrower
Concept UI M0385662
Preferred term Curcuma longa
Entry term(s) Curcuma longas
longa, Curcuma



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