Turmeric (Haldi / Curcuma longa): Medicinal Benefits, Uses, Preparations.

Haldi or Turmeric a herb cum spice, which is serving humankind from thousands of years. It is a common spice in the kitchen but plays a great rule in our body. There are many such facts about this spice is now known to us.

Scientific Name:

• Curcuma longa

Interesting Facts:

• Turmeric grows wild in the forests of South and Southeast Asia and cultivated by Harappa civilization earlier in the 3000 B.C.
• Turmeric is known as golden spice of India.
• Turmeric helped in blocking a particular gene that was linked to inflammation and necrosis of the liver due to excessive alcohol consumption
• It is used in holy ritual and almost in all occasions in Hinduism.
• Turmeric rhizomes are boiled for about 30–45 minutes and then dried in hot ovens after which they are ground into a deep orange-yellow powder commonly used as a spice.
• India is the global production unit of Turmeric in the world almost 90% of its demand.
• Turmeric used to make Kumkuma, a red cosmetic powder(Applied by the married women in forehead)

Medicinal Benefits & Uses:

• Works great for Skin as a protector and makes skin smoother and beautiful
• Having great healing capacity
• Helps in protecting liver from the damages occurs from Alcohol
• Having great anti inflammatory
• Help those having non Alcoholic Liver diseases
• Turmeric works as a powerful cleaning agent of our digestive system
• Having good role in treating rheumatoid arthritis.
• Having great anti oxidative properties
• Turmeric has been found to inhibit bacterial growth in guts
• Having anti carcinogenic properties
• Turmeric is useful in  measles
• Turmeric is a very useful intestinal antiseptic.
• Acts as good blood clotting drug
• Turmeric has amazing immune-protective benefits
• Act as anti-diabetic drug
• Turmeric, being rich in iron is useful in anaemia
• Having hypo-cholesterolemic action(Lowers the Cholesterol Level)
• Helps in Alcoholic Liver disease
• Prevents Respiratory Tract infection
• Fights against worm infestation
• Turmeric very effective in bronchial asthma when taken regularly

Preparations:

• Brihar Haridra Khanda
• Haridra Khanda
• All most in all herbal skin tonics,
• All most in all herbal skin tonics.