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Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in English: Jiang huang
Jiang huang
Planta de la India oriental familia del jengibre; se usa como especia y como colorante de los alimentos. En algunas culturas, se usan los tallos subterráneos para tratar ciertos problemas del estómago. La sustancia del jiang huang que da un color amarillo (curcumina) está en estudio para el tratamiento de cáncer, la enfermedad de Alzheimer, la fibrosis quística y la psoriasis. El nombre científico es . También se llama azafrán de la India y comino.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.
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