Ginger yog cov txuj lom ua noj, thiab cov khoom noj tseem ceeb yog los ntawm gingerol. Rhizome nrog paj daj-ntsuab thiab pungent tsw. Qhov siab ntawm tsob ntoo yog 0.5-1 m; lub rhizome yog tuab thiab branched.
Turmericzoo li qhiav thiab muaj xim ntau dua li turmeric, yog li nws hu ua turmeric. Cov nroj tsuag qhov siab yog 1 mus rau 1.5 meters, uas yog siab tshaj qhiav. Cov rhizomes yog tsim heev, cov hauv paus hniav muaj zog, thiab qhov kawg yog o los ua ib tug tuber; nplooj yog oblong los yog oval, thiab cov lus qhia ntawm nplooj yog luv thiab taw tes. Lawv tsuas yog siv rau cov txuj lom. Lub ntsiab tseem ceeb ntawm turmeric yog curcumin.
Turmericyog ntsim, nrog kua txob, musk thiab ib tug sib tov ntawm qab zib txiv kab ntxwv thiab qhiav, me ntsis iab, ntsim. Siv ua txuj lom. Cov curcumin muaj nyob rau hauv turmeric muaj cov teebmeem ntawm kev tiv thaiv dementia, tiv thaiv plab thiab hnyuv, thiab tiv thaiv oxidation. Tam sim no nws yog ib qho khoom noj khoom haus nrov.
Raws li ib tug tswv cuab ntawm Ginger tsev neeg, turmeric yog dav siv los ua tshuaj ntsuab, cov khoom xyaw kom zoo nkauj thiab cov khoom noj khoom haus (nrog rau cov zaub mov flavoring thiab colouring agents). Ntxiv nrog rau cov khoom noj khoom haus, turmeric kuj tau siv dav hauv Suav tshuaj ntsuab. Ntau cov kev tshawb fawb tau pom tias curcumin yog ib qho muaj zog molecule uas tuaj yeem siv ntau yam tshuaj zoo, suav nrog tshuaj tiv thaiv, tiv thaiv oxidant, thiab tiv thaiv apoptotic.
Curcumin, ib tug ntshiab tej yam ntuj tso compound muab los ntawm lub hauv paus ntawm turmeric, yog lub feem ntau active tivthaiv ntawm polyphenol curcumin. Nws yog ib chav kawm ntawm tautomeric tebchaw, uas muaj nyob rau hauv cov kuab tshuaj organic thiab dej hauv daim ntawv enol thiab daim ntawv ketone, feem.
Curcumin yog tam sim no ib qho ntawm lub ntiaj teb' qhov loj tshaj plaws-muag khoom noj khoom haus xim xim. Nws yog ib qho khoom noj uas tau pom zoo los ntawm World Health Organization, US Food and Drug Administration, thiab ntau lub teb chaws.