like berberry, being yellow, was supposed to cure the yellow jaundice According to the doctrine of signatures, Nature labels every plant with a mark to show what it is good for Red plants are good for fever, white ones for rigor Hence the red rose is supposed to cure haemorrhage (See Thistles )
It is externally grayish, but internally of a deep, lively yellow or saffron color, and has a slight aromatic smell, and a bitterish, slightly acrid taste
A yellow spice with a warm and mellow flavor, turmeric is related to ginger Turmeric is used in prepared mustard and curry powder, and it's a popular ingredient in Middle Eastern cooking Recipe: Corn Relish
{i} East Indian plant whose aromatic subterranean stem (rhizome) in powdered form is used in several ways (in a seasoning such as curry, a yellow dye, and as a medicine); powdered form of this plant's rhizome; any one of several similar plants
ground dried rhizome of the turmeric plant used as seasoning widely cultivated tropical plant of India having yellow flowers and a large aromatic deep yellow rhizome; source of a condiment and a yellow dye
Turmeric is a yellow spice that is used to flavour food such as curry. a yellow powder used to give a special colour or taste to food, especially curry (terre merite , from terra merita ). Perennial herbaceous plant (Curcuma longa; family Zingiberaceae), native to southern India and Indonesia. Its tuberous rhizomes have been used from antiquity as a condiment, as a textile dye, and medically as an aromatic stimulant. The rhizome has a pepperlike aroma and a somewhat bitter, warm taste. It colours and flavours prepared mustard and is used in curry powder, relishes, pickles, spiced butters, and numerous culinary dishes. Paper tinged with turmeric turns from yellow to reddish brown when an alkali is added to it, thus providing a test for alkalinity