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Turmeric has been used as a medicine, a condiment, and a dye since at least 600 B.C., while ginger has been used extensively throughout history for its medicinal purposes. The Agronomy and Economy of Turmeric and Ginger brings these two important plants together in one reference book, explaining their history, production techniques, and nutritional and medicinal properties in detail. This book is intuitively organized by plant and use, allowing quick access to information. It puts the uniquely Indian use and history of turmeric and ginger plants into a global context of produc

Turmeric --- Ginger --- Technology, Industry, and Agriculture --- Zingiberaceae --- Biological Products --- Complementary Therapies --- Technology, Industry, Agriculture --- Therapeutics --- Zingiberales --- Complex Mixtures --- Chemicals and Drugs --- Angiosperms --- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment --- Embryophyta --- Streptophyta --- Viridiplantae --- Plants --- Eukaryota --- Organisms --- Phytotherapy --- Plant Preparations --- Agriculture --- Curcuma --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Plant Sciences --- Pharmacy, Therapeutics, & Pharmacology --- Therapeutic use --- Economic aspects --- Therapeutic use. --- Economic aspects. --- Amomum zingiber --- Canton ginger --- Common ginger --- True ginger --- Zingiber officinale --- Zingiber officinalis --- Zingiber zingeber --- Zingiber zingiber --- Common turmeric --- Curcuma domestica --- Curcuma longa --- Indian saffron --- Saffron, Indian --- Tumeric --- Spices