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Turmeric

カミン(ウコン/ターメリック) · ขมิ้น

日本語版 → /glossary/kamin-turmeric

Kamin (ขมิ้น) is the Thai word for turmeric.

A vivid orange rhizome, it has long been cherished as a central presence in Thai traditional medicine, home cooking, and the herbal sauna — one of the representative RootHerbs handled by the Japan Root Herb Association (JRHA).