Does Bane count towards the active curse limit?

Hey guys, so I have the ability to have 3 curses, im curious if I use a Bane setup with Bane Despair Enfeeble and then run blasphemy temp chains if all of those can be applied.

Basically does Bane itself count towards the active curse limit?

Bane is not a curse, it's just a way to apply a curse.

Note that bane only gets the "more damage per curse applied" if the curse is applied by bane.

gem description "The debuff deals more damage and lasts longer for each curse applied this way. "