Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.)

The golden spice of life

has been used as a healing and household remedy for over 5000 years.

In the traditional medicine of India and China, turmeric has been considered a versatile healing and home remedy for more than 5000 years. It has been traditionally used for many diseases such as Lekhanīya (gallstone, hypolipidemia) Dīpana (hypothyroidism) Prameha (diabetes) Pāṇḍughna (anemia) Raktaśodhana (all inflammatory diseases, eg. gastric ulcer,inflammatory bowel disease, arthritis, pancreatitis, allergy, cancer,) Jvaraghna (fever) Viṣaghna (malaria, leishmaniasis, antihelminthic) Kuṣṭhagna (psoriasis) Kaṇḍūghna (itching) Vedanāstahāpana (pain) Sandhānīya (bone fractures osteoporosis) Śirovirecana (multiple sclerosis, Epilepsy, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's) Stanyaśodhaka (lactation cleanses breast and breast milk) ^[1] [2]poisoning and wound healing^[3] [4] used.

Turmeric is also recognized by the EU as a traditional herbal medicine for use in digestive disorders and mild hepatobiliary complaints^[5].

Traditional herbal medicine for digestive disorders.

Curcumin, the main ingredient in turmeric, has vasoprotective^[6],blood-thinning and digestive effects ^[7].It detoxifies, eliminates heavy metals from the body, inhibits bone loss, lowers cholesterol, and has beneficial effects on diabetes and Alzheimer's disease ^[8].

Research proves that turmeric prevents cancer

Turmeric prevents skin and colon cancer and prevents the growth of tumor cells.^[5] In traditional Indian medicine, turmeric is especially recommended for uterine and breast cancer ^[9].

Several studies investigating the effect of turmeric extracts in osteoarthritis, knee osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis concluded that they were equally effective or more effective compared with drugs. Patients experienced less pain ^[10].

Turmeric may alter the effects of drugs and chemotherapy. If you have narrowed bile ducts, gallstones, acute liver or biliary inflammation, or are taking blood-thinning medications, turmeric should only be consumed after consulting a physician..^[11]
"Turmeric is chemically diverse: approximately 235 compounds have been identified to date Turmeric is as effective or even more effective than isolated curcumin products"^[1]