Nueva Vizcaya : luyang dilaw

turmeric (Curcuma longa) Family: Zingiberaceae

Vernacular Names: luyang dilaw

Parts utilized as vegetable and availability: rhizome

Cultivated/Foraged: planted, gathered

Market presence of vegetable:marketed

Habitat: mountain

Availability: all year round

Other uses: arthritis (applied as poultice to knees)

Dishes:cooked with fish



Study site:
Brgy. Runruno, Quezon, Nueva Vizcaya


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