Turmeric is commonly used as a spice in India as well as South East Asia. It comes from the root of the Curcuma longa plant and is a member of the ginger family. Long before modern scientists try to re-discover its many benefits, turmeric had been used as food as well as for treating ailments in Indian Aryuverdic healing and in China as herbal medicine. An extract that gives it the orange color pigmentation, curcumin, has since been found to have powerful anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-rhematic, and anti-tumor properties.
There are currently more than 700 studies on curcumin world-wide, and many clinical trials are confirming the remarkable healing properties of this golden extract from the turmeric "rhizome" which is an unnderground stem that resembles the root of a plant. Scientists have noted prevalent diseases such as Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis that afflict western societies are lacking in India. Their research inevitably led them to discover turmeric, hence, curcumin. Turmeric is one of the main ingredients of curry powder and is consumed on a daily basis. It is a staple of an Indian household. Its is commonly used to heal wounds and taken orally for various ailments.
With so much interests in curcumin, it is no surprise that new studies have shown it to be a wonder natural "drug" in healing as well as preventing illnesses. Among diseases that curcumin seems to be beneficial in relieveing or reversing are Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis, diabetes and cancer.
There are more than 2,800 research papers published. You can find some of them in http://www.pubmed.gov/.
You can also read more about turmeric in:
1. http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=78
2. http://medherb.com/Materia_Medica/Curcuma_-_Turmeric_.htm
There are currently more than 700 studies on curcumin world-wide, and many clinical trials are confirming the remarkable healing properties of this golden extract from the turmeric "rhizome" which is an unnderground stem that resembles the root of a plant. Scientists have noted prevalent diseases such as Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis that afflict western societies are lacking in India. Their research inevitably led them to discover turmeric, hence, curcumin. Turmeric is one of the main ingredients of curry powder and is consumed on a daily basis. It is a staple of an Indian household. Its is commonly used to heal wounds and taken orally for various ailments.
With so much interests in curcumin, it is no surprise that new studies have shown it to be a wonder natural "drug" in healing as well as preventing illnesses. Among diseases that curcumin seems to be beneficial in relieveing or reversing are Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis, diabetes and cancer.
There are more than 2,800 research papers published. You can find some of them in http://www.pubmed.gov/.
You can also read more about turmeric in:
1. http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=78
2. http://medherb.com/Materia_Medica/Curcuma_-_Turmeric_.htm
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