Ma'anar ƙamus na "Curcuma Longa" yana nufin nau'in shuka na dangin ginger, wanda kuma aka sani da turmeric. Tsire-tsire ne na shekara-shekara wanda asalinsa ne a kudu maso gabashin Asiya kuma ana noma shi sosai a yankuna masu zafi a duniya. An san shukar da rhizomes, waɗanda ake amfani da su don samar da ƙanshin rawaya mai haske wanda akafi amfani dashi wajen dafa abinci, wanda aka sani da turmeric. Turmeric yana da abubuwa da yawa na magani kuma ana amfani dashi azaman rini da kuma bukukuwan addini a wasu al'adu.