The product now available in market under the label Kasthurimanjal powder, is yellow zedoary powder. The cream coloured powder of Kasthurimanjal is rarely available in market. The cheating has been continued all over world abd people doe'nt know the real one
Fake curcuma aromatica (kasthuri manjal )
Yellow zedoary/ Manjakoova (Curcuma zedoaria)
The plant is seen wild in homesteads and wastelands.
It is robust in appearance compared to Kasthurinamjal; besides, a violet colouration is seen in the leaf midrib and the rhizomes are light yellow.
Very low medicinal value compared to Curcuma aromatica
In most cases, the product now available in market under the label Kasthurimanjal powder, is yellow zedoary powder. The cream coloured powder of Kasthurimanjal is rarely available in market.
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