CARBOHYDRATES FROM Curcuma longa

摘要

Curcuma longa L.(turmeric) is a perennial herbaceous plant of the Zingiberaceae family.The rhizome powder is used as a spice,improves digestion,and possesses cholegogic,diuretic,and stimulatory activity.C.longa is included in the BGPh.Herein we report the isolation and general characteristics of turmeric polysaccharides,the study of which is of great interest due to insufficient knowledge of their chemical structure and physiological activity.We studied air-dried ground rhizome (cylindrical side runners) from the plant cultivated in Morocco.