Curcuma oil

Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. Curcuma longa, Zingiberaceae.

Yellow to yellow-orange powder. Aromatic pepper-like, somewhat bitter taste.

Insoluble in water.

Curcuma oil is sensitive to light, oxidation and pH changes. .

Flash point data for Curcuma oil are not available, but Curcuma oil is probably combustible.

Moderately toxic by intraperitoneal route. A skin irritant. Mutation data reported. When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes.