Turmeric

Turmeric was a flowering plant, related to ginger, that was harvested for its thick fleshy roots that were used as a type of spice.
==Availability==
Throughout the Realms, turmeric was distributed via Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue and was valued at 25 gold pieces per .
The main location in the Realms that exported turmeric was Anauroch.
==Usage==
Turmeric roots were known to have some medicinal properties.
The Bedine women of Anauroch used turmeric, along with tanbark, as makeup and sunscreen, while the wider population of the Realms used them as dyes. While their price was relatively low, their availability was intermittent.
Turmeric was a common spice used in Turmish.
Well-prepared travellers in South and East Faerûn often carried a variety of spices and flavorings, including turmeric.
Turmeric could be mixed with dwarven deepfire brandy to make a substance that surface-dried as a clear coating (such as on metal), but when it dried completely after a few more hours, it disintegrated to ocher-colored turmeric powder once more. It could be used to surreptitiously mark items and those who handled them by the bright stains it left behind.
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Category:Dyes
Category:25-49 gold pieces
Category:Fruits
Category:Food and drink
Category:Food and drink from Toril
Category:Food and drink from Faerûn
Category:Food and drink from West Faerûn
Category:Food and drink from North Faerûn
Category:Food and drink from Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue
Category:Food and drink from Aurora's Emporium
Category:Food and drink from Anauroch
Category:Food and drink from Turmish
Category:Plants
Category:Vegetation
Category:Bedine items
Category:Bedine food and drink
Category:Dwarven food and drink