Benefits of Turmeric

[Katmandu]

I just stumbled on this today. I did not realize that there were so many benefits to turmeric.

20 Health Benefits of Turmeric


Published on October 1, 2007
The active ingredient in turmeric is curcumin. Tumeric has been used for over 2500 years in India, where it was most likely first used as a dye.

The medicinal properties of this spice have been slowly revealing themselves over the centuries. Long known for its anti-inflammatory properties, recent research has revealed that turmeric is a natural wonder, proving beneficial in the treatment of many different health conditions from cancer to Alzheimer's disease.

Here are 20 reasons to add turmeric to your diet:

1. It is a natural antiseptic and antibacterial agent, useful in disinfecting cuts and burns.

2. When combined with cauliflower, it has shown to prevent prostate cancer and stop the growth of existing prostate cancer.

3. Prevented breast cancer from spreading to the lungs in mice.

4. May prevent melanoma and cause existing melanoma cells to commit suicide.

5. Reduces the risk of childhood leukemia.

6. Is a natural liver detoxifier.

7. May prevent and slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease by removing amyloyd plaque buildup in the brain.

8. May prevent metastases from occurring in many different forms of cancer.

9. It is a potent natural anti-inflammatory that works as well as many anti-inflammatory drugs but without the side effects.

10. Has shown promise in slowing the progression of multiple sclerosis in mice.

11. Is a natural painkiller and cox-2 inhibitor.

12. May aid in fat metabolism and help in weight management.

13. Has long been used in Chinese medicine as a treatment for depression.
14. Because of its anti-inflammatory properties, it is a natural treatment for arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

15. Boosts the effects of chemo drug paclitaxel and reduces its side effects.

16. Promising studies are underway on the effects of turmeric on pancreatic cancer.

17. Studies are ongoing in the positive effects of turmeric on multiple myeloma.

18. Has been shown to stop the growth of new blood vessels in tumors.

19. Speeds up wound healing and assists in remodeling of damaged skin.

20. May help in the treatment of psoriasis and other inflammatory skin conditions.

Turmeric can be taken in powder or pill form. It is available in pill form in most health food stores, usually in 250-500mg capsules.

Once you start using turmeric on a regular basis, it's fun to find new ways to use it in recipes. My favorite way to use it is to add a pinch of it to egg salad. It adds a nice flavor and gives the egg salad a rich yellow hue.

Contraindications: Turmeric should not be used by people with gallstones or bile obstruction. Though turmeric is often used by pregnant women, it is important to consult with a doctor before doing so as turmeric can be a uterine stimulant.

http://www.healthdiaries.com/eatthis...-turmeric.html

[ImaCannin]

Turmeric mixed with a few drops of coconut oil, put on an open wound will speed healing. The cuts or burns I have used it on did not scar and healed in a matter of a few days compared to weeks.

[beefsteak]

Read somewhere, Dr. Andrew Weil maybe ? ? ?, that tumeric needs to be consumed along with pepper, to unlock maximum absorption/healing properties.

I don't understand how it can be helpful to detoxifying the liver, but not if one has bile obstruction. Perhaps a medical type could weigh in? The liver doesn't make bile, the gallbladder does. But if one has cirrhosis, does this mean that consuming tumeric isn't a good idea for them to incorporate this spice?


beefsteak

[ImaCannin]

I recently found that I have non Alcoholic Fatty Liver and when I started taking Turmeric and I would eat certain foods, would make my urine smell extremely rank. However, I continued taking the turmeric thru my cleanse process and have a much happier liver now!

[PatColo]

If one were to try to get tumeric/curcumin through curry foods (India & SE Asia foods), which variety has the goods? There's red, yellow & green curries.

I read/heard somewhere that curcumin was found in the ROOT of the tumeric plant, and it's just a small part of the root at that.

[Katmandu]

If one were to try to get tumeric/curcumin through curry foods (India & SE Asia foods), which variety has the goods? There's red, yellow & green curries.

I read/heard somewhere that curcumin was found in the ROOT of the tumeric plant, and it's just a small part of the root at that.

You have just sent me on a learning curve, PatColo. This is my understanding:

Red Curry is red mainly from red chili peppers. It may or may not contain turmeric (depends on the specific recipe of the curry).
Green Curry is green mainly from green chili peppers. It may or may not contain turmeric.
Yellow Curry is yellow mainly from turmeric.

And curcumin is contained in the root of the plant, and if it comes from a specific part of the root, I don't know.

And as beefsteak says about pepper and turmeric:
Take 400 to 600 milligrams of turmeric extracts (available in tablets or capsules) three times per day or as directed on the product label. Look for products standardized for 95% curcuminoids. Neither curcumin nor turmeric taken orally is well absorbed unless taken with black pepper or piperine, a constituent of black pepper responsible for its pungency. When shopping for supplements, make sure that the one you choose contains black pepper extract or piperine. (If you're cooking with turmeric, be sure to add some black pepper to the food.). Be patient when taking turmeric supplements: the full benefits may not be apparent for eight weeks.

[Old Herb Lady]

[QUOTE]

Read somewhere, Dr. Andrew Weil maybe ? ? ?, that tumeric needs to be consumed along with pepper, to unlock maximum absorption/healing properties.

I don't understand how it can be helpful to detoxifying the liver, but not if one has bile obstruction. Perhaps a medical type could weigh in? The liver doesn't make bile, the gallbladder does. But if one has cirrhosis, does this mean that consuming tumeric isn't a good idea for them to incorporate this spice?

Because the tumeric is going to help generate bile production and if you take it it's going to cause you more problems & more obstruction than you had before you started.

Also, I know I've said this so many times before & I'm repeating myself , but it's worth saying it again......

No one should ever do a liver or gall bladder cleanse unless they have an open bowel.
What that means is you ALWAYS do a bowel cleanse FIRST before ever doing a liver or gall bladder cleanse.
NO constipation at all, meaning moving the bowels 2 to 3 times a day for at least 3 days in a row.....
then you can proceed to the liver/gall bladder....if not the toxins and junk coming out of the liver & gallbladder
need to be able to eliminate or else you will make yourself very sick & be in alot of pain.

[beefsteak]

guess I wasn't clear. I have a friend who has been diagnosed with primarily biliary cirrhosis in his 70s after a post operative workup after coronary bypass (3) were created. He'd like to add tumeric to his diet and asked me what I knew about using it with all the liver warnings he'd seen.

So, if I understand what I've read on the net, non-alcoholic cirrhosis means his bile ducts are major closed down, destroyed or something not good.

How do I answer him about incorporating tumeric into his diet when he has what I referred to up above as bile obstruction in his liver?

Clearer now?

[Old Herb Lady]

Clearer yes, but it's still the same answer....bowel flush first...then move onto the liver and gall bladder.

Tumeric isn't what he needs.

Try this link...go to the book that says 5 day bowel flush and read it ...that's what I would do if it were me (I'd buy that stuff & use it ! )
then go to the other book that says 5 day liver flush (I'd buy that stuff & use it ! )

https://herbdocblog.com/books-dvds/

[Glass]

PC my mood does get affected when I get this ill feeling. It's amazing how much it can impact.

The main point of my post was not to hypocondriac but to say that the ideas and suggestions shared on this forum such as the Lipsomal and the Tumeric have made a huge contribution to my feeling better and continuing to improve over time. I have had a lot of time to get ill so I expect an equal amount of time to get better. The rate of improvement I feel is amazing.

It's been a couple steps forward and one step back but over time the improvement is there. The roller coaster ride I mentioned. If other people are trying these things because they feel poorly then my advice is to stick at it. Even if you feel great initially then it tapers off and you start to feel poorly again, don't abandon the things you have been taking (unless its making you way worse), keep at it and things like feeling better should come back to you.

It's been working for me. As to Tumeric. I think this stuff is very interesting. Only been taking a short while but it has a kind of easing effect on my stomach. For now it's part of the program.