Saturday, September 17, 2011

Turmeric Benefits

By Lourdes A. Punto


Curcuma longa or Turmeric a staple spice in Indian cuisine plus the reason for the stunning yellow color in mustard, has been applied for medicinal purposes and cooking for centuries. This root that is a relative of ginger has numerous benefits which includes illness prevention and anti-inflammatory properties. Ayurvedic medicine has known turmeric benefits for centuries. This perennial plant grows in tropical locations of Asia and India. It has been employed as a cleansing herb, and used for: digestion, fever treatment, stops bleeding, infections, and dysentery, relieve chest congestion, jaundice, menstrual complications and other difficulties. Genuinely 1 of nature's miracle gifts to us.

The benefits of turmeric lies within the curcumin, this compound give it its benefits as well as its pungent flavor and yellow color. The curcumin is also what gives it its anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, liver-protecting, and stomach soothing benefits. You'll be able to take Turmeric in a supplement form discovered in health food stores or you may use it in your cooking which I like superior. One of the lots of benefits of turmeric is skin care. Lots of new firms are incorporating these into their beauty product lines. You'll be able to reduce the pigmentation on your face with turmeric just by applying it mixed with lemon or cucumber juice, leave it on for 20 minutes and rinse off. Similar factor with acne complications mix a bit of turmeric with sandalwood powder and water then applied to the face is less expensive as several of the creams you could buy at the shop and all natural. Turmeric also helps reduce stretch marks by giving the skin far more elasticity, just mix with some yogurt and spread on the region and leave on for a number of minutes then wipe off. Do this often and you might see that your skin stays far more elastic, and vibrant. Here are some other excellent turmeric benefits:

- Burns - Mix some turmeric with some aloe gel for immediate relief. - Slows Hair Growth - Any application of turmeric to the skin reduces hair growth. - Bumps & Bruises - Creating a paste with Turmeric works at the same time as ice - Scrapes & Cuts - An application of Turmeric is fantastic for minor wound in speeding up the healing process a good antiseptic. - Coughs - A spoon of Turmeric in a hot drink can ease congestion and fight the infection causing it. - Gum Infection - Apply turmeric with mustard oil and rock salt several times daily followed by rinsing with warm water will help kill the cause. - Antiseptic - Use to disinfect also as an antibacterial - Reduce risk of leukemia - Natural blood detoxifier for both your liver and heart - Has been utilised as a treatment for depression

As you may notice the turmeric benefits are pretty amazing too as cover a broad array of things. It can be discovered fairly cheap on both the internet and in health food stores, in 250-500 milligram capsules or greater yet applied inside your cooking.

When using turmeric as a spice it has a good earthy flavor with a ginger undertone. It is terrific to use with any seafood or poultry accenting the meat and adding a nice color to it. It is also great for vegetables, rice or lentils, but needs to be utilized sparingly a little goes a long way and can easily overpower other spices you use. It also is a spice that the longer it cooks the stronger it gets. The color can be a deep orange to a light yellow and has been utilised as coloring for dairy products such as cheese and butter for a while.

Recent test have shown that turmeric has destroyed certain types of cancer cells. One of these is leukemia cells this may be to its strong antioxidant properties. Much more research is currently being done to see what other ways this wonderful root can help us medicinally. Of all the excellent herbs available to us turmeric is 1 of those that show amazing promise to many ailments that we face on a constant basis. Learn to enjoy cooking with it and it will pay you back in return.




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