Native to southern India and Indonesia, turmeric is cultivated on the mainland and in the islands of the Indian Ocean. .... style: violet

Distillation yields 1.3 to 5.5 percent , the main components of which are turmerone and ar -turmerone. Paper tinged with a tincture of turmeric, on addition of alkali, turns from yellow to reddish brown, becoming violet on drying, thus providing a test for alkalinity. MLA style: "turmeric." APA style: turmeric. style: violet