Rhizoma Curcumae Longae (Turmeric)(Jiang Huang) He

[Origin] Turmeric is the dried rhizome of Curcuma longa L. (Fam. Zingiberaceae). The drug is collected in winter when the aerial part withered, washed clean, boiled or steamed thoroughly, dried in the sun and removed from fibrous root. [Action] To eliminate blood stasis, promote the flow of qi stimulate menstrual discharge and relieve pain.[Indications]Pricking pain in the chest and hypochondriac regions; amenorrhea; mass formation in the abdomen; rheumatic pain of the shoulders and arms; traumatic swelling and pain.