Manjal: Good as Gold
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~Rich in Varieties of Manjal~
Manjal (pronouned “mun-yal”) means “turmeric” in Malayalam.
And “manja” – pronounced “mun-ya”– means “yellow.” The medicinal, culinary and sacred uses of manjal are so varied and wide-spread that I’d need a bookfull of pages to cover all the facts. So here’s just a taste of info on manjal that will surely whet your appetite for more!
In Kerala, there are five kinds of manjal we frequently use. Four are members of the very populated Curcuma genus of the Zingiberaceae (ginger) family. But two of these four are actually the exact same plant! And one isn’t related to turmeric at all…! Still, we count five.
Niika Quistgard :: Dec.01.2009 :: Ayurveda & Siddha, External Medicines, Internal Medicines, Medicinal Plants :: 2 Comments »
