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Health Benefits of Turmeric <\/picture>Introduction<\/h2>\n
The greatest diversity of\u00a0Curcuma<\/a><\/i>\u00a0species by number alone is in\u00a0India<\/a>, at around 40 to 45 species.\u00a0Thailand<\/a>\u00a0has a comparable 30 to 40 species. Other countries in tropical Asia also have numerous wild species of\u00a0Curcuma<\/i>. Recent studies have also shown that the taxonomy of\u00a0C. longa<\/i>\u00a0is problematic, with only the specimens from South India being identifiable as\u00a0C. longa<\/i>. The phylogeny, relationships, intraspecific and interspecific variation, and\"Help even the identity of other species and cultivars in different parts of the world still need to be established and validated. Various species currently utilized and “old as “turmeric” in other parts of Asia have been shown to belong to several physically similar taxa with overlapping local names.\u00a0 Urmeric has been used in Asia for centuries and is a major part of Ayurveda<\/a>,\u00a0Siddha medicine<\/a>,\u00a0traditional Chinese medicine,\u00a0Unani<\/a>, <\/sup>and the animistic rituals of\u00a0Austronesian peoples.<\/sup><\/sup>\u00a0It was first used as a\u00a0dye\u00a0<\/a>and<\/span>\u00a0later for its supposed properties in\u00a0folk medicine<\/a>. <\/sup><\/sup>From India, it spread to Southeast Asia along with Hinduism and Buddhism, as the yellow dye is used to color the robes of monks and priests. Before European contact, Turmeric was also found in Tahiti<\/a>,\u00a0Hawaii<\/a>, and Easter Island.\u00a0<\/sup>There is linguistic and circumstantial evidence of the spread and use of turmeric by the Austronesian peoples into Oceania and Madagascar. The populations in Polynesia and Micronesia, in particular, never came into contact with India but use turmeric widely for food and dye. Thus, independent domestication events are also likely.<\/sup><\/sup>Turmeric was found in\u00a0Farmana<\/a>, between 2600 and 2200 BCE, and in an amerchant’s tomb in Megiddo, Israel, dating from the second millennium BCE. <\/sup>It was noted as a dye plantAssyrians’<\/a><\/span>syrians<\/a>‘ Cuneiform medical texAshurbanipal’sanipal\u2019s library at Nineveh from 7th century BCE.<\/sup> In\u00a0Medieval Europe, turmeric was”called “Indian\u00a0saffronn<\/a>.”<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/header>\n
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A relative of ginger, this vivid yellow-orange spice is common in Indian, Southeast Asian, and Middle Eastern cIt’sng. It’s also been used as medicine in places like India for centuries to treat breathing problems. Turmeric<\/a> has been touted lately as a super food that can fight cancer, ease depression, and more. Find out what turmeric can and can’t — do for your health.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Depression<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
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Several compounds in turmeric may support your health. The most well-known of these is curcumin. Scientists are excitecurcumin’srcumin’s potential to ease depression and help antidepressants work better. But so far, research results have been mixed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Type 2 Diabetes<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
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Because curcumin can help fight inflammation and keep blood sugar levels steady, it could be a valuable tool to prevent or treat type 2 diabetes. One study followed 240 adults with prediabetes and found that taking a curcumin supplement over nine months lowered their odds of developing diabetes. Research is ongoing, but a lot of the studies so far have been on animals, not people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Viral Infections<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
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The you’re, if you’re under the weather, you may want to sip some turmeric tea. Curcumin<\/a> might help you fight various viruses, including herpes and the flu. (But most of this research was done in a lab, not on people.) Remember that turmeric is only about 3% curcumin and doesn’t doesn’t absorb curcumin well, so that the occasional cup on tea won’t be a cure-all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Premenstrual Syndrome<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
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A recent study that followed women for three menstrual cycles in a row found that curcumin supplements helped ease PMS symptoms. A survey on muscles from guinea pigs and rats suggests that turmeric could also relieve menstrual cramps.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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High\u00a0CholesterolReseturmeric’s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0ability to protect your ticker has been mixed. Some studies have found that turmeric can lo\u00a0 “er “DL “bad” cholesterol, while others concluded that the spice has no effect. Scientists continue to investigate turmeric’s heart-protective possibilities. One study found that turmeric can help prevent heart attacks in people with bypass surAlzheimer’sheimer’s Disease<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n
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7<\/strong>\/12Alzheimer’s<\/a>s<\/a>hase chronic inflammation and turmeric has natural anti-inflammatory effects. S,o doesTauer’ss Alzheimer’s? There’ss no scientific evidence that taking turmeric effectively prevents the disease.<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n
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Arthritis<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
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Turmeric<\/a> has shown promise in easing joint pain, stiffness, and inflammation. However, more research is needed before it becomes a go-to arthritis treatment. If you try it for joint pain, eat turmeric and black pepper to help your body absorb natural curcumin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Cancer<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
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In lab and animal studies, turmeric has stopped the growth of tumor cells, helped detoxifying enzymes work better, and more. What these ants can’t tell us, though, is what will happen in the human body when a person eats turmeric there’s there’s a chance that turmeric might interfere with some chemotherapy drugs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Irritable Bowel Syndrome<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
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Early research, including a pilot study of 207 adults and another using rats, found that turmeric could help improve IBS symptoms such as abdominal pain. Likemanys, we’ve already covered it here, so more research is needed. Turmeric is also being studied for treat diseases such as Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Headaches<\/h2>\n
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Since ginger is a well-known natural headache, it’s no surprise that turmeric is also recommended as a headache treatment- especially for migraines. Although people sing its praise, there’s little scientific evidence showing that turmeric can treat or prevent headaches, although one study suggests it could be part of a new approach.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Acne<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
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Some people claim that putting a turmeric mask on their skin or eating turmeric will help fight stubborn pimples — perhaps because of Spice’ss spice’s reported antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. Unfortuthere’s there’s no hard science to back this up.Khandoba’sandoba<\/a>‘s newer temple in\u00a0Jejuri<\/a>, where devotees shower turmeric powder (Bhandara<\/i>) on each other<\/p>\n

In 2019, the European Medicines Agency concluded that turmeric herbal teas or other forms taken by mouth could relieve mild digestive problems, such as feelings of fullness and flatulence, based on their long-standing traditional use.<\/sup><\/p>\n

Turmeric grows wild in the forests of South and Southeast Asia, where it is collected for use in classical Indian medicine (Siddha or Ayurveda). <\/sup>In Eastern India, the plant is used as one of the nine components of\u00a0nabapatrika<\/i><\/span>\u00a0along with young\u00a0plantain\u00a0or banana plant,\u00a0taro<\/a>\u00a0leaves,\u00a0barley<\/a>\u00a0(jayanti<\/i><\/span>),\u00a0wood apple\u00a0(bilva<\/i><\/span>),\u00a0pomegranate\u00a0(marimba<\/i><\/span>),\u00a0Saraca indica<\/i>,\u00a0Manaka<\/i><\/span>\u00a0(Arum<\/a><\/i>), or\u00a0manakochu<\/i><\/span>, and rice paddy. The Haldi ceremony called\u00a0gaye holud<\/a><\/i><\/span> in Bengal (li”erally “yellow on “he body”) is a ceremony observed during wedding celebrations of people of Indian culture throughout the Indian subcontinent.<\/sup><\/p>\n

In\u00a0Tamil Nadu<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Andhra Pradesh, dried turmeric tubers tied with string are used to create a Thali necklace<\/a> as part of the Tamil-Telugu marriage ritual. In western and coastal India, during weddings of the\u00a0Marathi<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Konkani people,\u00a0Kannada\u00a0Brahmins<\/a>, turmeric tubers are tied with strings by the couple to their wrists during a ceremony called Kankana Bandhana<\/i>.<\/sup><\/p>\n

Turmeric is a poor fabric dye, as it is not\u00a0lightfast, but it is commonly used in Indian clothing, such as saris<\/a> and\u00a0Bmonks’t monks’ robes.<\/sup>\u00a0During the late\u00a0Edo period<\/a>\u00a0(1603\u20131867), turmeric was used to dilute or substitute more expensive\u00a0safflower dyestuff to produce\u00a0beni itajime shibori<\/i><\/span>.<\/sup> Friedrich Ratzel\u00a0reported in\u00a0The History of Mankind<\/i> in 1896 that in Micronesia, turmeric powder was appliedto embellishf the body, clothing, utensils, and ceremonial uses.<\/sup>\u00a0Native Hawaiians\u00a0who introduced it to\u00a0Hawaii<\/a>\u00a0(Hawaiian<\/a>:\u00a0\u02bb\u014dlena<\/i>) make a bright yellow dye out of it.<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Research<\/h2>\n

Turmeric and curcumin have been studied in numerous\u00a0clinical trials<\/a>\u00a0for various human diseases and conditions, with no high-quality evidence of any anti-disease effect or health benefit.<\/sup><\/sup><\/sup><\/sup> As of 2020, there is no scientific evidence that curcumin reduces\u00a0inflammation. <\/sup><\/sup><\/sup>There is weak evidence that turmeric extracts may be beneficial for relieving symptoms of knee\u00a0osteoarthritis<\/a> and\u00a0reducing pain and muscle damage following physical exercise.<\/sup>There is good evidence that turmeric is an allergen.<\/sup><\/p>\n

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