The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Value tamu-tamu

Language:
Malagasy
Parameter:
the turmeric plant (iintroduced); the root is pounded and used as a poultice for abscesses by the Betsileo, and along with some other things for hydrophobia; the leaves are used in the form of vapor baths for malarial fever; it also affords a yellow dye [3a77cebc5204cca1f4960e3223b83c4f]
References
Richardson 1885