Traditional Quality Tests
People believe that black turmeric can do the magic of tracing lines if they place white papers one over the other, taken a fresh piece of black turmeric and sharp it like a pencil and then gently press the rhizome on the top most paper and draw few parallel lines on it. Some time later, black lines are traced on the papers below. The number of papers that are traced determines the quality of the rhizome. Another test is that pure camphor melts in few minutes when it is placed on fresh cut rhizome. But these traditional tests still remains a debate, whether true or not.People believe in lock test also which not true.
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