There are many different species of turmeric. The most commonly used is Curcuma longa, also known as Curcuma domestica. The two main varieties of the C. longa species are Alleppey and Madras. Alleppey is preferred in the United States.
The news is a little better for women, a little worse for men. Life expectancy for females is 81.2 years; for males, it's 76.4 years. That difference of 4.8 years is the same as in 2011.
This search identified 36 cases of maternal death (0.8% of all cases). The age range was 14 to 46 years (mean age, 26.2 years). Deaths were categorized as conditions seen only in pregnancy, conditions where pregnancy is a risk factor, surgical complications, and underlying conditions not related to pregnancy.